Re: [CR]Stronglight 122 bcd chainrings ??

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Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 12:03:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Stronglight 122 bcd chainrings ??
To: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <200408031836.LAA12418@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>


If Sheldon doesn't know if his are 93-pattern, it's only because he hasn't had a chance to visually inspect the stock. Sheldon is one of the great gurus of the list, particularly when it comes to old French stuff. He could identify a mod 93 chainring at 50 paces. There are some recent production Stronglight 122 rings which are not as nice as the old ones. Not sure if Stronglight still makes 122 rings, although they still make cranks, but with the 130 BCD current road (except Campy) pattern. Note that mod 105 rings, often found drilled, will fit mode 93 as will mod 104 rings and the inner ring of mod 49. I don't think the mod 93 was ever sold with drilled rings, but drilled mod 105 rings look neat on mod 93 arms.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Houston, TX

Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> wrote: As a new Stronglight 93 crankset owner, I have been looking around for the purposes of laying in provisions for the long, cold, parts-shortage winter arrives. I have found the following sources for NEW/NOS 122 bcd chainrings :

NOS stronglight rings (38-52T) :

http://www.harriscyclery.com http://www.withingtoncycles.co.uk

Custom chainrings :

http://www.highpath.co.uk/cycles/products/egg01.html

However, Sheldon Brown doesn't know if his stronglight rings are 93-pattern, and malc cowle at withington cycles says his definitely are not - they look more like super record chainrings. I presume that Sheldon and Malc are getting rings from the same source.

So I have two questions :

(a) Have I missed any (non-ebay, non-CR-list) sources for 122 bcd rings ?? In particular, who else (Jim Merz?) will do a run of custom chainrings, and how many are necessary to make it worthwhile?

(b) At some small tooth count, e.g. 38-44, maybe, I figure that even campy lookalike rings and stronglight 93 rings will be nearly identical because the aluminum must support the teeth and run between the bolt holes. At what tooth count do the new rings match or almost match the old ones ??

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA