Thank you all again. The family is very grateful for this information.
Originally Posted by
T-Mar
Agreed, this is a CCM product. Besides the racing version of the CCM Triplex crankset, it has a CCM headset. However, the logo chainring is a later addition and would be incorrect for 1932.
That fits with the owner's belief that the crank was not original although that pushed him to think it was not a CCM because of that. But the truth seems to be it was simply a crank from another year. He still has a few of Glen's cranks--what specifically should he be looking for in case the original is still there?
Originally Posted by
T-Mar
My only concern is the apparent lack of rivet holes for the head badge, when the extant photo of the 1932 Olympic team shows what appears to be a head badge.
I went back and we examined it closely for exactly that purpose. Under the thick paint I detected a small hole on one side of the head tube and a very tiny nub of sharp metal like the shank of a sheared rivet. They are located exactly where the horizontal ends of the diamond shaped badge would be in photos.
My only concern is noting the team photo of Robbins shows a CCM that is smaller than the one shown in my photos if you examine the space between the top tube and down tube. Also interesting to note how unusually far his handlebars are tilted up.