Sakae/Ringyo (SR) Apex (AX-5LA) c.1976 Vintage 144 BCD 170 mm Right Crank Arm / Spider

Sakae/Ringyo (SR) Apex (AX-5LA) c.1976 Vintage 144 BCD 170 mm Right Crank Arm / SpiderOriginal part in production from the 1970s to the 1980s Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica Professionally checked & cleaned Worldwide shipping Sakae Ringyo (SR) Apex right crank arm spider, hailing from Japan and dating back to 1976. Made from aluminium and weighing in at 261 grams. A fine choice for keeping your vintage bike authentic, but also great for any other compatible bike too. If you're taking part in L'Eroica or a similar

✓ Original part - in production from the 1970s to the 1980s
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Professionally checked & cleaned
✓ Worldwide shipping

Sakae/Ringyo (SR) Apex right crank arm/spider, hailing from Japan and dating back to 1976. Made from aluminium and weighing in at 261 grams. A fine choice for keeping your vintage bike authentic, but also great for any other compatible bike too.

If you're taking part in L'Eroica or a similar vintage event, this is fully compliant - so rest assured, the pre-1987 police won't lock you up for having the wrong crank!

The crank arm has been carefully cleaned, thoroughly checked by one of our mechanics and graded as good condition, but do take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition before you buy.

OVERVIEW

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Condition - Good
Model ID - AX-5LA
Production Era - 1970s & 1980s
Country - Japanese
Material - Aluminium
Weight - 261 g
Stock Code - U-CA-SR2V

TECHNICAL INFO

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Chainring Count - Double
BCD - 144 BCD
Crank Arm Length - 170 mm
Pedal Threads - Standard (9/16" x 20 TPI)
Bottom Bracket Type - Square Taper

▼SHIPPING, TAXES & RETURNS

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▼HELP SECTION

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Chainring Count - the number of chainrings the crank was designed to fit. Fixed gear track bikes, single-speeds and some geared bikes use a single chainring, road bikes commonly use a double (two rings) and most touring bikes and mountain bikes will use a triple chainset (three rings).

BCD - stands for Bolt Circle Diameter (sometimes referred to as PCD - Pitch Circle Diameter), and this needs to match the BCD of your chainring(s). To calculate this, measure the distance in millimeters from the centre of any chainring bolt hole to the centre of an adjacent one and multiply it by 1.709 (you’ll likely need to round the resulting number up or down a little to get your BCD measurement).

Crank Arm Length - this is measured from the absolute centre of the bottom bracket hole to the centre of the hole for the pedal.

Pedal Threads - the pattern of the thread that your pedals screw into, this is usually stamped on the pedals themselves and most bikes use a standard thread of 9/16” x 20 tpi. The exceptions being older French bikes, bikes with cheaper one-piece type chainsets and Shimano’s Dyna Drive system (easily identifiable as the pedal holes are about an inch wide!).

Bottom Bracket Type - ‘square taper’, as the name suggests have a square shaped axle that slots into the crank and ‘cottered’ axles are round and secured by pins - pretty much every bike up until the 1990s would use one of these, cottered being the much earlier system. Since then, different manufacturers have introduced their own systems that are not interchangeable so you must use a crank that matches.