Re: [CR]Campy Alpine Chainrings??????????

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 21:44:43 -0800
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Campy Alpine Chainrings??????????
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <bd8.239da573.3484ed13@aol.com>
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On Dec 2, 2007 9:24 PM, <FujiFish1@aol.com> wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 21:14:13 -0800 (PST)
> From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Campy Alpine Chainrings??????????
>
> Just bought this 50th Anniversary Schwinn Paramount on eBay:
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> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> QQitemZ300176225676QQihZ020QQcategoryZ98084QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewIt
> em
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> But I can't figure out what the Campy "Alpine" crankset is. The seller
> claims it is 53-39 chainwheels on what appear to be Campy SR arms. It will be
> interesting to see how one accomplishes this. Anyone ever heard of "Alpine"
> rings for SR cranks?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
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> Count the teeth in the photo, there appear to be about 42, as per usual.
> What Alpine refers to is the name pantographed around the big ring.
>
> Ciao,
> Mark Agree
> Southfield MI USA
>
>

I count 42 as well based on the so-so photo of the crankset in the auction.

http://i5.ebayimg.com/08/i/000/c7/59/2ca8_12.JPG

Surely 39 was just a typo.

Kurt Sperry
Bellingham WA
USA