Thread: Spoke construction crank?
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Old 04-26-12 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd
I've seen that many times. I always figured it was for show. It certainly wasn't a production item.
I figured

Originally Posted by gaucho777
I first came across this crankset on bikecult.com's "Bike Works NYC Chainring Archive" from which I quote:
""A hand-made gadget by a certain Japanese enthusiast." Stronglight 49 crankarms with spoked-wheel spider armature, made of thin spokes (1.2mm diameter), with 51- and 45-tooth Simplex chainrings, on a custom Toei bike."

(They show a different photo of the same bike as far as I can tell.)
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