Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - Can anyone identify this crankset?

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Model? Age?

It's a model 93. If it's off a Peugeot, their model 63 is similar. Difficult to nail down, it appears that the inner ring has been changed or came in that more size than was typical. An advantage of many S.l. cranks allong with all else they had going for them.
An early model 93 always had the logo. These all were early '70s cranks.

Make that 63 had the logo... 93 was the pug.

Stronglight Model 49d, introduced in 1949 and made into the early 70s. Lots of them out there.

The 49D had no inner circle. They were from the early '60s & before. Slightly different "49" models followed, often w/o the D. Some went into the '70s. Logos indicate earlier.

The 49D had no inner circle. They were from the early '60s & before. Slightly different "49" models followed, often w/o the D. Some went into the '70s. Logos indicate earlier.


I'm slightly confused. Let's find a point of agreement. The pictured crankset is not a Model 93 or a 49D. It is a Model 49. Correct?

No it's not, it lacks the inner ring. 49s & Ds are similar AND they had a forty year range in one slightly dif. version or the other. 63s (sometimes called a Competition) were out awhile too. Later ones and 93s even more common on Pugs. all shared that inner ring; NOT inner chain ring mind you but as part of the outer one. Most that I've seen past the early '70s lack logos. European market cranks sometimes had "names" not #'s.

The 49D had no inner circle.

For some reason, I thought the D in 49D indicated "double," just as tri, as in 49tri, indicated triple.

No the 49D followed the original 49, the D stands for the alloy. Many Stronglight cranks could be used with a triple, the 49 series was less knnown for it, mostly the later 99 series and beyond could use them. More commonly used in European mountain as well as touring had even the higher #' (later years).

The arms are the model "49", but not the worth lots of bucks early ones, they are slightly different.
This is a later set, probably from the time when the 93 "Competition" crankset was around, the 93 is bigger in section and more "modern" in look, no reduction in the side profile after the tangency around the spindle and pedal hole. This set shares the inner Styling of the 93, on the 93 the spider extends to the 5 chainring bolts, no inner bolts adjacent to the crank.

If you want different chainrings, best source will be TA, and you will need new inner(s) and outer to make a triple or double

These are Stronglight 49D cranks and chainrings.

Cheers,
Chris

These are Stronglight 49D cranks and chainrings.

Cheers,
Chris

Thanks Chris, I agree with you 100%. I have the same exact crankset on my all original 1974 Peugeot PR10. The 1974 Peugeot catalogue lists it as the MODEL 49D :rolleyes:

Very well but the '70 catalogue along with others lists the Competition also known as and called a Model 93 which resembles the photo. posted which is consistant with what I and repechage stated. Look at the PX10E in the '74 catalogue also. I see your bike too and it lists it as a 49 so I suppose it's a matter of consensus. '71 PX10 shows one.
For further comparison the PKN10E in the '79 catalogue shows a more typical 49, just to compare one 49 to another. A less busy center configuration than yours or the 93.