Re: [CR]Nervar Crank Questions

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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:45:06 -0600 (CST)
From: <smwillis@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Nervar Crank Questions
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, dan kasha <dankasha@yahoo.com>


If you want to rely on my memory it is a 115 mm spindle. It was a little bit cheaper then Stronglight But I am with you I always liked them.
>From: dan kasha <dankasha@yahoo.com>
>Date: 2008/02/24 Sun PM 12:14:10 CST
>To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR]Nervar Crank Questions
>I have a few questions about Nervar Cranks, and Nervar
>in general. First set are practical, the second set
>are general about the company.
>
>I always liked the look of the steel cotterless Nervar
>crank (Nervar Sport), as fitted on the Raleigh Super
>Course MKII's for example. I just got a set that I
>want to put on one of my bikes - for the fun of it.
>Does anyone know what BB length was right for those?
>
>The Nervar 74 catalog on wool jersey has great
>diagrams, and shows the BB's dimensions for the alloy
>cranks. 115 for the 5 star one. 117 for the TA style
>crank. And 121 for all the tripples. Does anyone
>know which of these, if any would be right for the
>steel cotterless Nervar? I have a rather worn BB
>(BSC) of this length, but if someone had one that they
>wanted to part with, please let me know.
>
>Also, we of course talk a lot about TA, and
>Stronglight, but much less about Nervar. Who were
>they? Were they lower level than Stronglight? Were
>they a newer company? Is it by chance that the name
>is similar to Nervex, To Var tools?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Dan Kasha
>Seattle, Wa
>
>
>
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