Help identifying this crankset vintage
05-07-13 | 09:17 AM
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That's a Lambert or Viscount crank, that came on a Lambert or Viscount bike. Early 70's. It is a knockoff of the TA design with which the chain rings are interchangeable, but the bottom bracket is different.
05-07-13 | 10:07 AM
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what rhm said.....but I'd be inclined to say DeWalt
05-07-13 | 10:14 AM
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correct, although some of these take a normal square-taper BB spindle, and other take the proprietary un-tapered square BB spindle. I have personally owned both. I don't know of any way to tell them apart based on markings, though.
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05-07-13 | 12:30 PM
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It's hard to make out, but the writing up near the bb spindle looks a lot like my Nervar. They used a few different shapes for the recessed bit.
Last edited by TampaRaleigh; 05-07-13 at 12:34 PM.
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