Re: [CR]Jacques Anquetil riding a triple (TA cranks?)- photograph

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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:03:38 -0400
From: "Rob Vermeer" <vermeer@setarnet.aw>
Subject: Re: [CR]Jacques Anquetil riding a triple (TA cranks?)- photograph
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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According to Daniel Rebour's book "Cycle Competition Cyclotourisme" the triple became popular after 1946 with the cyclotourists. Anquetil used in the Tour de Lombardie an "adapteur TA 5 vis".No mention is made of the cranks but I suppose they were Stronglight 49D.Chainrings used 36-45-52, freewheel 13-14-17-22-28. He mentions that the triple results in a better chainline and avoids the frequent changes of freewheel sprockets in a road race of several days. He explains that theoreticly there are 15 speeeds but in practice only 3 sprocket combinations are available with each chainring. Disadvantage being added weight and wear of the aluminium chainrings.

Rob Vermeer
Aruba


----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Schmidt
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Jacques Anquetil riding a triple (TA cranks?)- photograph



> Peter Jon White wrote:
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> > Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
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> > > Anyone have definite information on when the Cyclotourist type arms were introduced?
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> > It is indeed a TA Pro 5 Vis triple crankset. And it's hard to tell but
> > the rear derailleur appears to be a Simplex.
>
>
> >
> .