Re: [CR]What makes these Stronglight cranks so special? (ebay 140242882562)

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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:50:17 +0200
From: "Amir Avitzur" <avitzur@013.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]What makes these Stronglight cranks so special? (ebay 140242882562)
To: Classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Kurt Sperry wrote:

"Type 57 SCs don't come up on Ebay too often and the price wasn't unprecedented. The 57s "no marque" logo, the nice detail of the Verot-Ferrin stamps to me add funk vs. the later and more common Type 63 SC ..."

So I went to my Stonglight 57 and saw that

it does NOT have the Verot-Ferrin stamp (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8210984@N06/2614811051/) drive arm has a Stronlight-only oval (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8210984@N06/2615638118/) non-drive arm has a MARQUE STRONGLIGHT DEPOSEE oval chainrings attach with 7mm bolts (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8210984@N06/2615640420/)

The recessed nuts on the chainring bolts on the $898 ebay (140242882562) Stronglight don't look recessed.

The seller does not mention what type of Stronglight crank it is. Could it be a 63?

Are there any obvious marks on a 63 that distinguis it from a 57 other than the bolt diameter?

Amir Avitzur
Ramat-Gan, Israel