tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686686525406925244.post8895621129366866571..comments2023-03-25T09:26:55.685-04:00Comments on racerwannabe: Want It Wednesdays: Sweet WingsNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00348714993146314107noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686686525406925244.post-43434488608258405982012-11-25T13:15:18.252-05:002012-11-25T13:15:18.252-05:00Well Neil you will really hate me then. Actually h...Well Neil you will really hate me then. Actually have 3 sets. 1 mtb and 2 road. :) If you are really interested though in the mtb which presently reside on my cross bike I "might" be willing to part with them. The Q factor is just too goofy and I am not sure about converting them to my under construction single speed conversion.<br /><br />Back to the original article. I was friends with Kent and Craig the original designers of Sweet. Two great guys I had the pleasure of riding and racing with. I don't live in So Cal anymore or would still probably be riding with them.<br /><br />I never got the specifics because the issue was confidential but there were negotiations back then about a "major" player being involved in buying the patent rights. I do recall them being very close to a deal though but I think it fell thru on the $ offer amount. That's the best information I can offer. <br /><br />I recall Craig did very well during the tech explosion so the motivation wasn't there to "sell out" just for the sake of the almighty dollar. It's obvious that their innovation paved the way for today's cranks. There might have been a deal struck but who knows. I do know that whatever was going to happen was not going to be made too public. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686686525406925244.post-79791464225708616982012-03-25T21:10:06.460-04:002012-03-25T21:10:06.460-04:00Please email pics of the 175mm sweet wings. I am i...Please email pics of the 175mm sweet wings. I am interested. My email: paengusbc@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686686525406925244.post-68721077845965403752012-03-14T13:35:18.016-04:002012-03-14T13:35:18.016-04:00Sweet Wings are on my bucket list but still out of...Sweet Wings are on my bucket list but still out of reach for me. It is unfair that anyone owns two sets.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348714993146314107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686686525406925244.post-67031066230910596682012-03-14T10:55:37.924-04:002012-03-14T10:55:37.924-04:00I have two sets of NOS Sweet Wings cranks that I w...I have two sets of NOS Sweet Wings cranks that I will be selling. One each 170 and 175, both with instructions and bottom brackets, and both spaced for 70mm bb shell, but normal bb shims can take up the 2mm. Interest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686686525406925244.post-35726545242692661202012-01-26T15:48:18.296-05:002012-01-26T15:48:18.296-05:00Those were cool cranks at the time. I dug 'em...Those were cool cranks at the time. I dug 'em also, but never bought a pair.Dan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609122101907983132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686686525406925244.post-47693803937130960532012-01-25T09:15:56.363-05:002012-01-25T09:15:56.363-05:00Thanks Trevor and Jez; why I get more views from t...Thanks Trevor and Jez; why I get more views from the Old Country than from right here in the States befuddles me.<br /><br />Lindsay, I think you know none of my posts are really about bicycling.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348714993146314107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686686525406925244.post-10958123768850913982012-01-25T08:59:05.244-05:002012-01-25T08:59:05.244-05:00Cheers for joining in a Neil. Love the cranks, th...Cheers for joining in a Neil. Love the cranks, think its got something to do with that over the top machined spider on it. Ah, the days of steel..........<br /><br />I've linked my post to yours now.Jez Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250017521876084562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686686525406925244.post-35849430900996462142012-01-25T08:02:32.989-05:002012-01-25T08:02:32.989-05:00I think that we all tend to glorify the past in ou...I think that we all tend to glorify the past in our heads Neil.....<br /><br />-TrevorTrevorW�� https://www.blogger.com/profile/13212954091289189979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686686525406925244.post-35114924270928850322012-01-25T07:33:56.436-05:002012-01-25T07:33:56.436-05:00Hmmm, I sense a philosophical undertone to this po...Hmmm, I sense a philosophical undertone to this post about cranks. :)Lindsay Hall-Stechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610922530479256952noreply@blogger.com