Originally Posted by
samkl
Recently acquired. Unfortunately I’ll be replacing this gorgeous DA crankset because a 53-42 doesn’t make sense on a brevet bike.

I've been pondering the same thing with my Puch, which also has 1st gen DA cranks, and considering getting a longer spindle and running a triplizer ring to get 50/46/28 half-step + granny.
And that is a beautiful Vent Noir!