Re: [CR] Wanted Information on Unusual Cotterless Chainset

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Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2004 10:12:43 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Wanted Information on Unusual Cotterless Chainset
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Mick Butler wrote:
>
> Spotted today outside our local cycling cafe was a 1960 lugless Jack Taylor
> with a Wedgelock cotterless chainset. British made does anybody have
> anything on these chainsets please. A Very Happy New Year to everybody and
> plenty of luck and laughter in 2004. From a soaking wet England.
> Best wishes and be lucky. Michael Butler Huntingdon UK.

Mick, here's pictures from Marks archives: http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Parts/EnglishTubularCranks1.jpg http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Parts/EnglishTubularCranks2.jpg

Here's a post from CR archives at: http://search.bikelist.org ============================================================================= Archive-URL: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=classicrendezvous.10208.1519.eml Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:14:38 +0100 Subject: Re: [CR] Tubular cranks - GB brand? From: Hilary Stone <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>

These are one version of the Wedgelock cranks made in Horsham, W Sussex around 1960-2. The earlier version of Wedgelock cranks were aluminium with steel axles - I will try to take some photos of the ones I have as well as some original literature I have. They were nothing to do with the GB company. They were made in very small numbers.

Hilary Stone, in muggy Bristol, England
> Anyone know these cranks? Made with a piece of fairly thick wall ovalized
> tubing, brazed at the ends to machined pieces for the pedal thread and the
> piece that attaches to the cottered axle.
>
> http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Parts/EnglishTubularCranks1.jpg and
> http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Parts/EnglishTubularCranks2.jpg
>
> I got 'em from Martin Coopland who thought they were GB wedge lock cranks,
> from the late 50s or early 60s, but he wasn't sure.
>
> I don't know what they thought they were accomplishing with that odd cotter
> design other than making the crank and cotter harder to make, and not
> interchangeable with standard parts - can anyone think of any advantage to
> that, other than cool looking? (Works for me!) Differentiates their
> product I guess, but I'd better be very careful not to bung up those
> cotters.
>
> I'd especially like to hear if they have a reputation as death cranks, 'cuz
> I think I'd like to put these on a bike to ride.
>
> Mark Bulgier
> Seattle, Wa
> USA =============================================================================

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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