When I first started this project I’d planned to us a Sugino VP crank but as time went by and more and more NOS parts were sourced I looked at the crank again and decided that it just wouldn’t do. It had had a pretty hard life and even after polishing it didn’t meet the grade plus it was 170mm and felt too short; but what to use instead? According to the
MOMBAT timeline Bullseye cranks were first available in 1987; no brainer… BUT they’re
hideously expensive. As I’d never seen one close up I had to get up to
speed and start saving…
The crank has been repainted the same white as everything :facepalm: else but I choose not to use the spider as back in ’87
(I think) it would have come with TA Cyclotouriste rings which are still in production.