I had a '60s Rossignoli, back in '69 and '70, that came with a FB cottered crank with a 3-pin spider, forged as one piece with the right crank arm. It spun on a Magistroni bottom bracket. Since then I've seen a Campy cottered crank of an identical design, except for the Campy logo in place of the FB. The Gran Sport design is much more rounded than the FB/Campy, though I would not call the FB/Campy crude or folksy.
That bike was reputed to have been build based on racing parts left over in the warehouse. I bought the bike new around 1969, but I have no idea if that crankset was made in the '50's, 60's, or perhaps even the '30s. It also came with a steel Record rear derailleur. Great bike!
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Scott L. Minneman <minneman@onomy.com>wrote:
> Really? Do you have a picture? A part number? Anything?
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> I know they made a steel cotterless crankset (that beautiful slender Gran
> Sport.I have one on one of my bikes), but I don't recall ever seeing a
> steel
> cottered one, and I've never seen one in any catalog (I just checked 12,
> 13,
> 14, & 15).
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> Scott Minneman
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> San Francisco, CA USA
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> From: Anthony Taylor [mailto:ajft1942@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:36 PM
> To: Scott L. Minneman; CR discussion list
> Subject: Re: [CR] campy cottered bb
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> All,
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> Campagnolo made a steel cottered chainset in the '50's. I used to own one
> at
> that time.
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> Tony Taylor
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> Manchester NH
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> From: Scott L. Minneman <minneman@onomy.com>
> To: CR discussion list <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 1:48:52 PM
> Subject: [CR] campy cottered bb
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> I'd never noticed that these existed, but they're in the catalog...
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> eBay item 200403311035
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> NOS from 1958. Probably pretty scarce, and maybe a great (albeit
> expensive)
> source of parts if you're trying to piece together another BB from that era
> with bad cups and races.
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> Not mine. No known relation. Blah, blah, blah.
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> So, what crankset would this part have been paired with, anyway?
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> Scott Minneman
> San Francisco, CA USA
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