Re: [CR]Campagnolo question

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From: "Hugh Thornton" <hughwthornton@hotmail.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Campagnolo question
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:23:02 -0500


You may be right about the Pista cranks, but that is not my experience: however mine are currently at the bottom of a shipping crate and it will be a while before I can dig them out. Mine are the earlier 144mm BCD and were fitted to a 60's Condor Barracchi with the rest being standard Nuovo Record road group. Both cranks are marked Pista. However, I decided to fit double chainwheels so swapped the Pista Cranks for Strada cranks of the same vintage and did not have to change the axle. The cranks looked pretty much the same and if the axle had been much shorter, the chainwheel on the Pista cranks would have rubbed the chainstays -- in fact it was close enough that i assumed the Strada inner ring would rub, so I didn't bother to try it until I had got hold of a new bottom bracket, which I ended up not using.

Hugh Thornton nr Crewe UK


>From: "Questor" <questor@cinci.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "Questor" <questor@cinci.rr.com>
>To: "Tom Hayes" <hayesbikes@nls.net>
>CC: "classicrendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Campagnolo question
>Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 09:42:36 -0500
>
>Hi Tom,
>
>Campy "Pista" cranks were specifically built for track use and have
>different shapes to save weight and allow closer mounting to the frame.
>This is also why Pista axles are narrower that Strada axles - to save
>weight.
>
>
>Regards, Steve Neago
>"Enjoying sunny breakfast time in Cincinnati, OH"
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Hayes" <hayesbikes@nls.net>
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 7:07 AM
>Subject: [CR]Campagnolo question
>
>
> > Is the left arm of a Campagnolo Pista crankset (undated) supposed to be
> > marked Pista as the right side is? And if it is, what is the difference
> > between a Pista left arm and a "regular" one?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > Tom Hayes