Roll-Monroe-Co
02-21-08, 03:15 PM
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/ashtabula/90
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=184 (see post #9)
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=184 (see post #9)
Classic & Vintage - Ashtabula Crank Company - History
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jgedwa
02-21-08, 03:25 PM
Didn't they start out in the shipping business? Making iron hulls for battleships. Then anchors for aircraft carriers. Then cranks for Schwinn and others. I think they have since moved into the home improvement market. Pipes for gas water heaters, as I recall.
Dr.Deltron
02-21-08, 03:31 PM
Bad pic, but here's one of my favorite BMX bikes WITH Ashtabula cranks & stem. circa 1975.
FMF frame, Suzuki forks, Webco mag (actual magnesium) wheels.
The only bike I've ever had stolen.:(:cry:
FMF frame, Suzuki forks, Webco mag (actual magnesium) wheels.
The only bike I've ever had stolen.:(:cry:
Roll-Monroe-Co
02-21-08, 03:45 PM
Or do I have the name wrong?
This looks like the EF Schwinn kickstand, registered to ASHTABULA BOW SOCKET CO.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3608929.html
But what I want to know is whether Schwinn forged their own Ashtabula-style cranks and forks, or Ashtabula made (either of) them.
This looks like the EF Schwinn kickstand, registered to ASHTABULA BOW SOCKET CO.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3608929.html
But what I want to know is whether Schwinn forged their own Ashtabula-style cranks and forks, or Ashtabula made (either of) them.
Roll-Monroe-Co
02-21-08, 03:48 PM
Aha, a clue from here:
http://stlbiking.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t1701.html
It is interesting that the initials of your current store are the same as those of the late, lamented, gloriously-named, Ashtabula Bow Socket Company, which made one-piece cranks for many years (as well as those famous forks for Schwinn). It stamped everything "ABS".
http://stlbiking.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t1701.html
It is interesting that the initials of your current store are the same as those of the late, lamented, gloriously-named, Ashtabula Bow Socket Company, which made one-piece cranks for many years (as well as those famous forks for Schwinn). It stamped everything "ABS".
jacksbike
02-22-08, 07:34 AM
I always figured that these parts were manufactured in Ashtabula, Ohio. The items that they made in the 70's were good as gold and could not be destroyed-i.e. forks, cranks, stems, etc. I hardly ever saw bad threads on a crank or fork (from a USA made Schwinn) when doing repairs. Cheaper 1 piece cranks would get bad threads and need to be replaced. I guess it is similar to the real steel bumpers that cars used to have, compared to the plastic with styrofoam ones today. Great information on Ashtabula, thanks !!