Re: [CR]Stronglight 49D Crank with funny inner ring

(Example: Framebuilding:Norris Lockley)

To: donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>, "Classicrendezvous@Bikelist.Org List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <20081129211137.64C7E3BD5@ug10.ece.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR]Stronglight 49D Crank with funny inner ring
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:13:13 +0100
References: <20081129211137.64C7E3BD5@ug10.ece.ubc.ca>
From: "Kai Hilbertz" <khilbertz@googlemail.com>


Dear Don + List,

the crank was sold for $ 180.27. I'd guess it was the French threading, the 165mm length, or the combination thereof that made this crank desirable for the bidders.

Greets

Kai Hilbertz Munich, Germany

On 29.11.2008, at 22:11, donald gillies wrote:
> What's the unusual thing about this stronglight 49D crank which has
> driven the bidding price ($158) so right now ??
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> I noticed that there seems to be an 3rd and innermost (38T) spider
> without any chainring teeth, and the rings look a lot like stronglight
> 57/63.
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA