Amir,
I mentioned the"cheap" appearance of the later model 99 cranks in my message to Robert Broderick. I bought a Stronglight 99 triple crankset on eBay a while back. The pictures were small and I didn't realize that it was the newer style 99 until it arrived. The price was right so I couldn't complain but the quality was now where near earlier Stronglight cranks.
It is made in France. I don't know if any Stronglight products were ever made in Japan but this one sure looks like the inexpensive cranks from the late 70s and early 80s.
Chas. Colerich Oakland, CA USA
-----Original Message----- From: Amir Avitzur Sent: Tue, Aug 4, 2009 11:07 pm Subject: [CR] Stronglight Made-in-Japan Timeline
Some of the later Stronglight 99s looked very "Japanese" to me. The arms had rounded edges that took away from the "square" look of French-made Stronglight arms.
Does anyone know if and when Sugino or Sakae Ringyo made Stronglight cranks?
Amir Avitzur
Ramat-Gan, Israel