Re: [CR]Weird crank on fifties bicycle

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:10:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Weird crank on fifties bicycle
To: hans krieken <hanskrieken@hotmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <BLU145-W3347B2C9F5C377A16D850AE8F0@phx.gbl>


Don't know about the crank. The tubing is Reynolds "A". I've never been able to find out exactly what "A" tubing was or how it compared to 531, but the same tubing is used on my circa 1968 Zeus Olympic. The Olympic was either top of the line or maybe one step below, so I expect this was good quality tubing.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Big Spring, Texas, USA

Just bought this and did not like the onepiece crank but the price was righ t so I bought it anyway. Now Iwonder what kind of crank this is. And if som eone could say if the brake levers are bent. What kind of tubing does the R eynolds decal signify? It has Regina Gran Sport 4 cog freewheel and a Brampton course chain both o f which may be original to the bike I guess. [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.co m/albums/b337/plodderslusk/P1000106.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.co m/albums/b337/plodderslusk/P1000108.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.co m/albums/b337/plodderslusk/P1000112.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.co m/albums/b337/plodderslusk/P1000128.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.co m/albums/b337/plodderslusk/P1000116.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.co m/albums/b337/plodderslusk/P1000121.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.co m/albums/b337/plodderslusk/P1000125.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.co m/albums/b337/plodderslusk/P1000127.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.co m/albums/b337/plodderslusk/P1000120.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/plodderslusk/P1000109-1.jpg[/IM G]