Crescent 10 speed
11-11-21, 05:39 PM
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Crescent 10 speed
I had one in 73.. anyone have a Crescent size XL ,,?
11-12-21, 02:42 AM
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Swedish Crescent Bikes
Originally Posted by Lman
I had one in 73.. anyone have a Crescent size XL ,,?
We sold some Crescents during those years but I rarely saw any bikes with frames over 23". Crescents offered a lot of bang for the buck, especially for the racing set but the workmanship was pretty crude. I don't think that many survived the 70's
US racer John Howard hammering on a Crescent in the early 70's.
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11-12-21, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by verktyg
We sold some Crescents during those years but I rarely saw any bikes with frames over 23". Crescents offered a lot of bang for the buck, especially for the racing set but the workmanship was pretty crude. I don't think that many survived the 70's.
11-12-21, 01:55 PM
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Crescents were fairly common here in Vancouver, as there was a Volvo dealer that imported them in the 1970s and sponsored a racing team. My first race bike was a 319, and I still own two 319/320s in the 24" size. They still come up fairly regularly on Craigslist, and I see there is one there now: https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van...401655258.html
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11-12-21, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 76SLT
White was only available with the 318 model I believe.
the local MCB stockist in the San Francisco area offered Monark badged 319's and 320's in all three finishes: white, blue & orange
his explanation of the colours was that the factory sponsored both a professional and an amateur team. one rode the blue and one the orange. the white being for independents.
have no idea if this is correct; simply what i was told by the stockist who was in a position to know. he had married a svenska flicka so there was no language barrier with respect to communication with the factory.
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11-12-21, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Prowler
I keep seeing internet comments along the "workmanship was pretty crude" track. Pity I didn't get one. I've found only one quality issue and its cosmetic.
