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Title: Cook Bros Cranks 1st Gen
Post by: diesel on June 17, 2010, 01:11 PM: Just a little something that arrived in this mornings post:

170mm 1st Gen Cook Bros arms and CBR spider

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/005CBR.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/004CBR.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/002CBR.jpg)

looking forward to a bit of very very gentle restoration on these

IF ANYONE has a set of CBR Stamped Bearing Cups they are not using - PLEASE PLEASE let me offer you trades or cash for them

PS: Thanks Tim they rock :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cook Bros Cranks 1st Gen
Post by: brass monkey! on June 17, 2010, 02:43 PM: nice Dan !

were they the ones on ebay? they were cheap :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Cook Bros Cranks 1st Gen
Post by: pickle on June 17, 2010, 02:46 PM: Lovely cranks those Dan....lovely design :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cook Bros Cranks 1st Gen
Post by: diesel on June 17, 2010, 03:02 PM: Quote from: monkeybiscuits! on June 17, 2010, 02:43 PM
nice Dan !

were they the ones on ebay? they were cheap :coolsmiley:

Yup!

For those that might be wondering why they have 1 3 7 milled into the spider its actually C B R
Title: Re: Cook Bros Cranks 1st Gen
Post by: MartyC on June 17, 2010, 04:04 PM: Lovely jubbly, best vintage cranks in the world, IMHO of course :D
Title: Re: Cook Bros Cranks 1st Gen
Post by: diesel on June 17, 2010, 10:56 PM: And here we go 1 1/2 hours later = NO MACHINES

just a soft toothbrush, a little autosol, some fairy liquid and a soft cloth

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/CookBros170.jpg)
Title: Re: Cook Bros Cranks 1st Gen
Post by: hunterdubber on June 17, 2010, 11:23 PM: Nice score Dan :4_17_5:

Sadly I never put mine on my Hutch :-\

These look well with the domed dust covers too like I sold to Darren Wood with spare Cooks Bros (stamped )BB cups just a few weeks ago ::)

May be worth a pm :)
Title: Re: Cook Bros Cranks 1st Gen
Post by: Rodgy1970 on June 17, 2010, 11:37 PM: a little bit if spit and polish and you've made a fine job of them :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Cook Bros Cranks 1st Gen
Post by: double chevron on June 18, 2010, 08:30 AM: You cooked them nice :daumenhoch: