[CR]steel cotterless cranks

(Example: History)

From: Seth F <vahdia@att.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:41:50 +0000
Subject: [CR]steel cotterless cranks

Hi Folks:
   Stronglight offered a 49A(for Acier)crank that closely resembled the 49D(Dural)during the fifties and sixties.Most I have seen were on Rochet touring bikes.
   In Canada,starting in the thirties,CCM did a really cool steel cotterless on the real track bikes that has a triangular taper instead of square.
   Finally,back in the 1890's,beautiful steel cranks were everywhere,some with secret puzzle crank assembly tricks.Very cunning.See Columbia Model 40 of 1895.And while we're at it,Racycle and D&J Patent.
    Seth Finkelstein,Santa Cruz,CA