TA Cranks

[wildon]

I'm not familiar with these at all but thinking about using a set i got hold of.  I've tried looking on here and the museum and cant find nowt about them.  google don't have much in the way of using them on BMX either.
Can anyone give me a bit of info .. years they were used, different types etc .. 
Anyone got pics of them on a bike?
Cheers 

[MartyC]

Used a lot on mini/junior bikes.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/french-cranks.html

http://www.greenspeed.com.au/specialites.html

http://www.specialites-ta.com/produits/trans_gb.htm

[kuwahero]

I pretty sure Pete had a set on a mini free agent he was selling at MK

Here some examples. Made in France from what I remember

http://velobase.com/ListComponentGallery.aspx?Category=115&BrandID=7d3c581a-1b71-4c41-9bb7-56bcd8f3e9e1

[wildon]

Cheers.  I got them for a mini, pretty sure they are era correct for 84 but i need a chainwheel for them too.  Seen some but they look quite new .. anyone have any pics of an early 80's TA chainwheel? 

[Jon The Bassist]

Yep, loads of smaller/lighter racers used them BiTD 

[QUADROPHENIA]

i need a set if you find some sparkle pants

[Why isnt this working]

What sort of money have you got to shell out for those little jems then 

[bof]

This was my little lads old bike which had the old style 5pin TA cranks.

[AllAzusacroozer]

I had a pair of 170 or 175mm TA's with the same chainwheel as that on my Scorpion ZX300 frame,



Pic is from Perry Park in 84, i suspect they had been around for years before any one started using them in bmx and a nice thing about them, like Mavic 1.5's, would have been influenced by the european scene rather than USA 

[moomin]

They were used on mostly mini's i've got them on a few builds and a full set of all the lengths 

The chain rings are a bit harder to get hold of, especially the @egg@ chainrings that alot of the higher profile riders used 

[wildon]

I think i got hold of a chainring same as the one in the pic above.  Got the right TA bolts cheap enough off ebay too 

What sort of money have you got to shell out for those little jems then 

I picked these up for £60 .. just the arms.

[wildon]

Although i do need a shit load of spacers to fill this 

[Why isnt this working]

Although i do need a shit load of spacers to fill this 

Bloody hell  ......that is alot to make up... If I was still in my old profession I would have turned you up a nice billit one piece spacer for that fella 

There must be some one on here that could do that for ya  if not a local engineering company...

Si.

[HEYWOOD BMX]

Although i do need a shit load of spacers to fill this 

 Why not just buy a new square taper bb with the correct length spindle and use that,they come in different axle lengths.

[wildon]

Although i do need a shit load of spacers to fill this 

 Why not just buy a new square taper bb with the correct length spindle and use that,they come in different axle lengths.

Check out how close the pedal bosses are to the frame .. i cant get it much closer   

[HEYWOOD BMX]

 Fair point, engineering co seems the way to go.

[steve69]

Why would you need spacers? surely the arms will only do up on the tapers and go no further??? (or is it square drive and not tapered?)

[wildon]

Why would you need spacers? surely the arms will only do up on the tapers and go no further??? (or is it square drive and not tapered?)

yeah they are tapered and they wouldnt go anywhere .. but its just ugly .. looking to clean the look up 

[steve69]

Why would you need spacers? surely the arms will only do up on the tapers and go no further??? (or is it square drive and not tapered?)

yeah they are tapered and they wouldnt go anywhere .. but its just ugly .. looking to clean the look up 

The beauty is in it's ugliness, just like the frame and all VDC's, that's why we love them so much