Re: [CR]Zeus chainrings --- 118 or 120 BCD

Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 15:54:49 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Zeus chainrings --- 118 or 120 BCD
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Amir Avitzur wrote:
> I just tried to measure the BCD of a Zeus chainring with pencil, paper and
> ruler,
> but did not get a consistent BCR ... the radius is either 59 or 60 mm.
>
> Sutherland's 3rd edition sais 120.
> Zeus Catalogue 102 is no help
>
> Does anybody have a definitive measurement?
> Were there ever any non-Zeus inter-changeable chainrings?

AFAIK, no. Zeus was all by themselves with that BCD.
> BTW: Anybody out there with a good 36T to sell or trade?

I wish. I have one 36T and have been looking for another for a couple years now (I have two Zeus cranks in service here).

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA