Maybe a dumb question, but what is the difference between Stronglight 57 and 63 cranks? There are some visible differences in the chainrings but the cranks look very similar.
Hugh Thornton
Cheshire, England
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [CR] Record High?? Stronglight Crank To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Wednesday, 20 January, 2010, 17:28
Maybe not a record, but certainly a very respectable price, for a Stronglight 57:
Seller is a CR member, Alex March I believe, so congratulations to him. The model 57, along with model 63, have become pretty rare, and this is very clean example. Not sure if this was bought by a Japanese collector. They usually have strongest interest in touring bikes, and the 122 BCD model 57 wouldn't seem a strictly touring crank. But we've seen Japnese collectors pay big money for racing components on occasion, so maybe they did here.
I watched this auction for a while, but I kind of expected it would wind up way too rich for me. Alex is on a run of late, having sold the much discussed $7000 Colnago a couple of week ago. And he has a number of other very nice items currently on eBay. A few more auctions like these and he can retire early. Alex seems to have great sources for some really nice stuff.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA