We don't need no stinking chain-rings!

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.a...ction=&lang=En
or http://tinyurl.com/58wqk2

Look at the "chain-ring" in the fourth photo.

Weight-savings, 1890s style!

Of course, once the teeth wear out . . .

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

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&maxyear=2050&maxmonth=12&maxday=31&keyword=&lotso rtorder=pricedesc&pagenum=1&
action=&lang=En
or http://tinyurl.com/58wqk2

Look at the "chain-ring" in the fourth photo.

Weight-savings, 1890s style!

Of course, once the teeth wear out . . .

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Who cares when it looks so cool?

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

wrote:
http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.a...ction=&lang=En
or http://tinyurl.com/58wqk2

Look at the "chain-ring" in the fourth photo.

Weight-savings, 1890s style!

Of course, once the teeth wear out . . .

Ffs! Whats the pitch of the chain, an inch? Go for good money these
old bikes, I may keep mine for another 150 years...

On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:06:11 +0100, Tosspot
wrote:

wrote:
http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.a...ction=&lang=En
or http://tinyurl.com/58wqk2

Look at the "chain-ring" in the fourth photo.

Weight-savings, 1890s style!

Of course, once the teeth wear out . . .

Ffs! Whats the pitch of the chain, an inch? Go for good money these
old bikes, I may keep mine for another 150 years...

Dear T,

Inch-pitch was the most popular size for years. The move to dainty
half-inch pitch came later.

There were also oddball 3/4 inch pitch chains and all sorts of odd
designs. I've always liked the simplicity of the Morgan chain:

http://books.google.com/books?id=gFM...page#PPA398,M1

Cheers,

Carl Fogel