A collective thanks to everyone who responded. It appears to be NOT as pretty as the Magistroni in that pic. It is probably not high high quality either. The Bianchi is in block letters, the spider and arm are not one complete uninterrupted piece. On the other hand, it is amusing in suggesting using another really crappy beater, I have another on an old Hercules frameset in the basement. The catch here is, I can't BUDGE the cotter pins on this sucker. it looks like the party before me tried as well....These pins look like someone crushed them with a hammer and sickle, so I am stuck trying to figure out how to get them out....I have tried using a proper cotter tool as well. the only thing I haven't done was heat it up and then try. I sprayed some other stuff I have on them which works on EVERYTHING to free up suck metal with no luck as well. Any other suggestions?
Walt Skrzypek
Falls Creek, Pa
> There's a good chance it's made by Magistroni, in which case
> there's a good chance it's of high quality. There once seemed
> to be millions of these around but clean examples of the nicer
> Magistroni cranks seem rare to me. Is your's the Bianchi
> version of something like this?
>
> http://www.blackbirdsf.org/
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> For my part, I would be reluctant to use it on a winter
> beater. But I'm very sentimental about those cranks.
> Regards,
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
>
> --- Wspokes <wspokes@penn.com> wrote:
> > I am setting up a winter beater and I have an old Bianchi 3
> > arm steel
> > cottered crankset. It is in excellent condition and has
> > Bianchi etched on
> > the arms. Since it is going to be a beater, I am questioning
> > whether to use
> > this crankset or not? I don't know how good it is? Is it good
> > quality, rare,
> > etc...should I not use it and find something else or ? Any
> > suggestions
> > appreciated. Thanks
> >
> > Walt Skrzypek
> > Falls Creek, Pa
> >
> >
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