Re: [CR]re: Zeus chainrings, was "and stronglight, answer and question"

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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:35:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]re: Zeus chainrings, was "and stronglight, answer and question"
To: Tom Seaman <thomas@kokoPedli.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <4764B6EC.7060909@kokoPedli.com>


Zeus is definitely not 118 mm. SR (Japan) made some 118 mm cranks, and I've filed the rings from these to fit Zeus arms, but the SR rings are definitely a mm or two smaller.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX

Tom Seaman <thomas@kokoPedli.com> wrote:
    I have a Zeus crankset from the early 80s ('81, I believe), I was under the impression that it was a 118mm... I can fit some 120mm rings on it by pushing way too hard, and I've used some that I filed about half a mm off the 5 spots on the inner ring where it slips over the crank arm lip... and not filed the holes, ever... I bought it new in 82 with a 36 tooth and a 56 tooth... ! for quite a while I ran it as a 7 speed with just the 36 on front and one of those 9-11-13 cogs-clusters from moulton on a suntour new winner (9-11-13-15-18-22-28) freewheel, I loved it that way. Thomas Seaman Portland, Oregon