Crank ID ?
08-25-09 | 04:29 AM
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Crank ID ?
can anyone help to ID this vintage crankset?
It came off a circa 1940's track/path racer.
https://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q...uver/Crankset/
Havn't seen a chain ring like this anywhere on the net.
Cheers dave
It came off a circa 1940's track/path racer.
https://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q...uver/Crankset/
Havn't seen a chain ring like this anywhere on the net.
Cheers dave
08-26-09 | 02:00 PM
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This came from s member of an aussie forum.
It is definatly a chainring that was seen very often on Hercules bicycles in the 30's-50's (before Raleigh got hold of them...). I always understood it was a pattern exclusive to Hercules like the 'Hand' for Rudge and the 'Running Man' for Humber but some one may know better. Me personally, I have only seen that pattern on Hercules Harlequin sports/racer bicycles which (I think) dated from around WWII. See the nearside bike in this advert.
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