L&M cranks - any knowledge?
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Kult Friction
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Yeah, they were from down my way when I lived on the South Coast. They were an engineering company called Long & Marshall based out in Havant on the outskirts of Portsmouth, bordering Chichester.
Decent stuff made in house 'dan on the saaf coast' late 90's, early 2000's, got a couple of their bits still myself somewhere, very Middleburn esque, bit less money iirc and I don't think they were really around for long, although I believe the company is still trading, doing what I don't know.......
Yeah, they were from down my way when I lived on the South Coast. They were an engineering company called Long & Marshall based out in Havant on the outskirts of Portsmouth, bordering Chichester.
Decent stuff made in house 'dan on the saaf coast' late 90's, early 2000's, got a couple of their bits still myself somewhere, very Middleburn esque, bit less money iirc and I don't think they were really around for long, although I believe the company is still trading, doing what I don't know.......
Thanks for that mate - are they prone to cracking ? How’s durability ?
Would be interesting to know as saw these And the pictured one on second link especially looks quite nice !
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303625936316
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303628815319
Would be interesting to know as saw these And the pictured one on second link especially looks quite nice !
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303625936316
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303628815319
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I've had a set or two of the square looking ones, not the star drive versions. I didn't really use them much but seem well made and durable.
Based on what I sold mine for, the sets you've linked seem pretty pricey but I'm not in touch with the current prices. Maybe they are fair, you don't see them for sake as much as the usual fodder.
I've had a set or two of the square looking ones, not the star drive versions. I didn't really use them much but seem well made and durable.
Based on what I sold mine for, the sets you've linked seem pretty pricey but I'm not in touch with the current prices. Maybe they are fair, you don't see them for sake as much as the usual fodder.
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I had L&M "Downhill" cranks back in late 90s.Other than downhill written on them I couldnt see any difference between them.Great cranks,cost me £120 making them one of the cheaper options.
I had L&M "Downhill" cranks back in late 90s.Other than downhill written on them I couldnt see any difference between them.Great cranks,cost me £120 making them one of the cheaper options.
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I had a set of the DH ones too. If you look at the cranks in the second ebay link above, you'll see the back has a lot of machining. The DH ones had none - they were solid, and *quite* heavy as a result!
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I had a set of the DH ones too. If you look at the cranks in the second ebay link above, you'll see the back has a lot of machining. The DH ones had none - they were solid, and *quite* heavy as a result!
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Hi, sorry for pulling out this thread, I was just browsing for some information wrt L&M cranks.
I was especially curious to understand when those cranks become available?
I've found some information from 1997
The article is mentioning "new cranks" just not sure if this was the first model from L&M or if they had already another model earlier.
Linking than also the other helpful threads on L&M here in the forum, they include some interesting stuff, just last posts are even older:
www.retrobike.co.uk
www.retrobike.co.uk
I was especially curious to understand when those cranks become available?
I've found some information from 1997
The article is mentioning "new cranks" just not sure if this was the first model from L&M or if they had already another model earlier.
Linking than also the other helpful threads on L&M here in the forum, they include some interesting stuff, just last posts are even older:
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Courtesy of the bay, I'm now the proud owner of some L&M Stardrive cranks - a company I'm not too familiar with. I know they're Brit, and look really rather nice. They were bought as I'm trying to kit the P7 SS out in as much Brit kit as possible, and I do remember L&M as a brand form back in...
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