Re: [CR]Stronglight Triple Crankset

(Example: Framebuilding)

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:34:16 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Stronglight Triple Crankset
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In-Reply-To: <00d701c525cb$d32281d0$df02eddc@Server>


P. Lynn Miller wrote:
> I am struggling with a Stronglight Model 99 Triple crankset on my
> "puller" to get a front derailleur that will work. As you know the Model
> 99 is a "low-Q" crankset with minimal clearance between the crank arm
> and chainring. So does anyone here have a good recommendation for a
> front derailleur. The ringset is 52-40-28.

I used an original (c. 1977) SunTour Cyclone with my Stronglight 99 (50-45-28) for many years. I now have that crank on a different bike with a Simplex FD (45-32 chainrings now).

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