At the Copake bicycle swap meet, there was an inaugural bicycle ride(see earlier post). A fellow Classic Rendezvous member showed up with this beautiful Jo Routens bicycle to ride. It is rather difficult to find one this large and it is interesting to see how the builder dealt with the size of the frame, by … Continue reading Yellow Jo Routens Touring/Camping bicycle
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Chandez curved cranks
Chandez cranks, manuf. by Chalaye of St.Etienne, used by Harry Grant for hour motor-paced record.These are an interesting find because they are for a square taper spindle, whereas the others I have ever seen have all been the cottered crank design.from Peter Brueggeman's website of his beautiful Hetchins-"...Harry Grant ... at his first successful attempt … Continue reading Chandez curved cranks
vintage packaging for various chainrings
I have always liked bicycle ephemera with an affinity toward paper-catalogs and packaging. Below are some of the envelopes that chainrings were packaged in.I love the boastfulness of this Stronglight envelope. (what didn't they win!)For the Stronglight Mod. 63 Super Competition chainringTA's logo was simple and beautifulEarlier Campagnolo envelope, for 1"pitch track chainring.early 1980s Campagnolo … Continue reading vintage packaging for various chainrings
French Aluminum cottered crank arm
This French aluminum cottered crank arm was manufactured after WWII in the late 1940s. Stronglight had already been manufacturing aluminum cotterless cranks for over a decade, so it seems a little strange that manufacturers didn't all move toward using square taper crankarms over cottered. All that said, TA did introduce their Criterium crankset that employed … Continue reading French Aluminum cottered crank arm
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