Rebuild a triple crank

Looks like Red is the man for triple cranks. Thankfully not a routine repair item unless you plan on traveling down under and bringing the crank along as baggage, visit a while then return home. I wonder what the shipping/freight costs might be? There is Andy in Germany too.

Off topic. Anyone remember "the game"? Kinda like FB.
 
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2-3 cranks per month go through the OCT workshop, keeps me out of mischief.

I need to order a new copper mallet, must be the 5th or 6th that I've worn out doing these buggers... ;)

piet
 
Rusty Spokes said:
Looks like Red is the man for triple cranks. Thankfully not a routine repair item unless you plan on traveling down under and bringing the crank along as baggage, visit a while then return home. I wonder what the shipping/freight costs might be? There is Andy in Germany too.

Off topic. Anyone remember "the game"? Kinda like FB.
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Don't forget Gijs van Dijk and Keith Nairn.

Andy?

Paul
 
Andy Wagner and as Paul reminds me many others too. Maybe a post covid holiday in a new continent for two or three weeks and pack your triple crank in carry on luggage for repairs.
 
Carry-on luggage 😲. Your bag would need bloody strong handles. I wouldn't want that falling out of the overhead locker onto my head. If everyone had the equivalent of Laverda crank in their carry-on luggage, the plane wouldn't get off the ground.

Come to think of it, last time I flew somewhere (Melbourne to Hobart) they weighed everyone's carry-on bags and checked that they would fit through the maximum size frame. If it was overweight or over size they charged an excess baggage fee. As I sat in the departure lounge watching the weigh-ins, I reckon more than 50% of passengers had bags that didn't comply with the size and weight limits. Some of the passengers who's bags were rejected got quite angry. I remember one bloke yelling at his wife for carrying too much crap in her bag. It was all very entertaining.
Inevitably there was one belligerent arsehole who refused to pay the fee (there's always one). He was carrying on about them having no authority to issue a fine, it was an infringement of his rights, blah blah. He ended up being dragged off by security guards and the plane went without him!
 
Brother lee carried a triple crank from Oslo to Melbourne in his checked luggage for me - his bag was rather heavy but passed muster!!

Cam, that guy on the plane's name was 'Karen'. :giggle: Ryanair are so onto oversize carry-on that they slug you a fortune if you have oversize at the boarding gate. But everyone on the plane takes their carry-on to the absolute max, weight and size wise - because they charge a small fortune for checked luggage.
 
have had two owners fly from New Zealand to Brisbane with triple cranks as carry on luggage
dropped cranks off, picked them up the next day and flew home
 
Hey Bruce.....as I recall Wolfgang use to use a shop or two, one being Mongoose in B. C. .....I think Paul Leclair used them as well. Then something changed and Wolfgang no longer used them. So if you decide to do cranks you may be the guy for North America. Not sure what volume there would be. Though this forum does not have that many active users from North America, and lots of Laverdas seem to leave here for offshore destinations, there still must be a significant number of Laverdas around. I suspect Wolfgang would have the best guess based on selling parts.

Maybe once this Covid is gone there will be some NALOC events to bring owners out from under our rocks.
 
piranha-bro2 said:
Brother lee carried a triple crank from Oslo to Melbourne in his checked luggage for me - his bag was rather heavy but passed muster!!
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It was in checked luggage, strapped to the inner frame of the suitcase with tie downs. They are really strict with carry on weight these days (but there is virtually no flying these days) because so many people buy tickets without checked luggage. I carried Maxton twin shocks and a mono shock in hand luggage once, wouldn't have a chance now.
 
Rusty Spokes said:
Andy Wagner and as Paul reminds me many others too. Maybe a post covid holiday in a new continent for two or three weeks and pack your triple crank in carry on luggage for repairs.
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I only sent Andy a crank once. 20 years ago or more.
He farmed out the work to the UK. Maybe it's done in house now?
We're still good friends.

Paul
 
redax5 said:
have had two owners fly from New Zealand to Brisbane with triple cranks as carry on luggage
dropped cranks off, picked them up the next day and flew home
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Yes, if one of those was Peter P, I was impressed at the business acumen shown, Red.
The thought was to leave it for a freshen up but the row of recon'd ones with Carillos lined up on display was too much for him and he went that way.
I have no argument with that at all. But I'm still slightly amused at the dangling of the bait in front of him. Good business !!
 
GregT said:
Yes, if one of those was Peter P, I was impressed at the business acumen shown, Red.
The thought was to leave it for a freshen up but the row of recon'd ones with Carillos lined up on display was too much for him and he went that way.
I have no argument with that at all. But I'm still slightly amused at the dangling of the bait in front of him. Good business !!
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I'm not sure red needs to conjure up any more work, Greg! My guess is he'd prefer to have fewer cranks and more time to work on his truck :cool:
 
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