Hmm, the BMX cranks might be a possibility, but my impression of BMX cranks is that they usually don't have the inner shoulder on the spider arms to support the inner chainring. I thought this meant you could use a sin gle outer ring only. Does anyone have experience in converting/using BMX cranks as a double? Or did BMX cranks have the shoulders, and I'm looki ng at the pictures wrong?
BTW, those steel badged Simplex seatposts: the secret is to take all the clamp hardware and outer plates off before putting the saddle rails into t he inner plates, then putting it all back together around the saddle. No t too bad a job. The Ideale padded 2002 saddle is a snug fit, but it w ent together. Not much fore-aft adjustment range with this combo. Hope I can get the position dialed in. Shore is purty, though.
Tom Adams
Manhattan, KS
From: tobit linke <tobitlinke@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [CR] bar tape test To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 7:47 PM
Since no one else suggested it:
White plastic (leather imitation Ambrosio/Pelten) to keep the classic looks, but wipeable. Or blue cotton - untreated. For the cranks: If it hasn't got to be original why not convert a gold anodized "Campa style" (Campa, SR, ?) BMX crank to a double?
Tobit Linke, Dortmund, Germany
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