I have no way of knowing how well this crankset actually
functions but I find it's appearance to be interesting - and in
fact, pleasing in a strictly aesthetic sense. What I wonder
about, is whether he machined his own flanges or if they are
cut off of a hub and welded to his crank mechanism?
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
> Hello:
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Sorry about the delay in posting. It is a hand-made gadget by
\r?\n> certain Japanese enthusiast (owner of this bike). Frame was
\r?\n> made by Toei, but, this nice (or weird) crankset was not made
\r?\n> by Toei. From the description of this photograph, 36 spokes
\r?\n> are 1.2mm dia, chainrings are Simplex 51 and 45, crank fixing
\r?\n> bolts are remodeled parts from TA crank puller.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> I heard that he is a professional mechanician. He can do
\r?\n> brazing and welding (include aluminum). In this bike, he
\r?\n> created and remodeled some parts (brake cable hangers, yokes,
\r?\n> head light mount, handlebars, seatpost and some other parts).
\r?\n> I am not familiar with him. but, I heard that he is a nice
\r?\n> guy.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Kenji Fusejima
\r?\n> Yokohama Japan
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> At 8:51 AM -0700 03.6.14, Bainbridge wrote:
\r?\n> >I found this image while digging through a pile of my old
\r?\n> Japanese cycling
\r?\n> >mags. It is a Stronglight 49 crank with a spoked spider. Has
\r?\n> anyone out
\r?\n> >there ever seen this?? Is it real or simply some pretty cool
\r?\n> voodoo from
\r?\n> >Toei?? If anyone knows anything about this crank, I would
\r?\n> love to hear about
\r?\n> >it.
\r?\n> >
\r?\n>
\r?\n>http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/spokesniffer/vwp?.dir=/Stronglight+Crank+Spider&.
\r?\n>
\r?\n>src=ph&.dnm=Stronglight+Spider.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/b
\r?\n>
\r?\n>c/spokesniffer/lst%3f%26.dir=/Stronglight%2bCrank%2bSpider%26.src=ph%26.view
\r?\n> >=t
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> >Bryant Bainbridge
\r?\n> >Portland, Orygun