[CR]Re: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 64, Issue 58

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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:07:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: "john strizek" <lyonstrings@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: [CR]Re: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 64, Issue 58

I believe that the arm Joe's pictures show is a Sugino. I have seen one in the past that appeared to be the same. That said, It may be possible to obtain a virtual mate from a stray arm of sugino manufacture. I do like the look and find it of interest.I do not remember the letter designation of this model right now. It is not a VP perhaps a VT?. I will try to dig through the dusty recesses of my old and decrepit brain. Happy Trails, John Strizek Sacratomato California USA

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:09:31 -0400 From: "Joe Bunik" <jbunik@gmail.com> To: "CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: [CR]mystery 5-pin orphan arm Message-ID: <9fb8b4e40804150909o5f3f2fcau70f3bcc2fbafb12d@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 11

Hi all

Digging through a box of orphans at my LBS, came up with (what to me is) an unusual arm/ring. Wondering if anyone can help me identify this / or maybe have a matching NDS mate?!?

It's a 5-pin (ala TA etc.) arm... "AERO [cold forged]": http://flickr.com/photos/66275745@N00/tags/duralumin/

... tapered 170 arm, 50.4 bcd. "Duralumin forged" is cast on the back. Ring itself is 46t, and differs from TA in having 5, rather than 6 arms. Drilling for additional "inner" rings matches the TA diameter - although of course, they're not really compatible! :-)

Oh, and the puller threading is 22mm (i.e. not TA). All in all a nice, weird, orphan crank. "Just what I was looking for..." ha, yeah!

=- Joe Bunik
Pittsburgh, PA USA