Re: [CR]Campag Alloy 3-Pin Crank, 1978 ?

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 08:33:21 -0800 (PST)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Campag Alloy 3-Pin Crank, 1978 ?
To: r cielec <teaat4p@yahoo.com>, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070107061727.37246.qmail@web52008.mail.yahoo.com>


As has already been mentioned, this was OE on the Raleigh Competition GS (GS designating Grand Sport). This was one of the several incarnations of the "Grand Sport" crank Included a cotterless steel 3-arm with (I think) alloy rings, the alloy 3-arm you mention here, a 5-arm 144 BCD which looks like a less highly finished Nouvo Record, and a 5-arm alloy 116 BCD, whose rings were interchangeable with Victory and Triomphe.

The 3-arm versions are 116 BCD, which was something of a standard for 3-arm cranks. So finding cmapatible rings may not be as difficult as you think, since 3-arm cranks with this circle were also made by TA, Nervar and Stronglight among others. One complication, however, is that most of these cranks, including the Campy I think, used chainring bolts of a different diameter from 5-arm cranks. Anyone know a source for these chainring bolts?

Regards,

Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX

r cielec <teaat4p@yahoo.com> wrote: Ahoy !

I have that crank from a dumpster dive Trek of Ishiwata tubing. I have never seen a Campag 3-pin before and know nothing about them other than finding replacement rings - hahahaha. Is this a 3-pin Gran Sport ? Anyway...

Looks like a very crude piece o' work for a Campagnolo component.

Were these O.E.M. on any bikes ?

Some general comments, please, just so I have a frame of reference for this artifact.

Thank you.

Regards,

Richard Cielec Chicago, Illinois; U.S.A.

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