Crank Set for a 1950's Schwinn Panther

[GarveyJ]

I've had the bike build going for too long, need a crank set to get this on the road this summer. Let me know if you have one you want to part with.

 

[rrtbike]

Skiptooth?

 

[GarveyJ]

Yes I would like a skip tooth, one thing that confuses me is the how would I match the rear sprocket?

 

[GarveyJ]

Or is this a silly question because it just skips one tooth as the name suggests?

 

[uneasy rider]

you ideally want a front sprocket to match the rear cog

 

[RivNut]

I saw a forum post recently where the bike owner was trying to run a skip tooth crank sprocket with a single tooth rear sprocket. The chain was too narrow to go over the teeth on the skip tooth sprocket.

 

[RivNut]

Depeding on your age, you might consider what us ood guys do and run a front sprocket off a girls bike.

 

[GarveyJ]

Why is age a component and what’s a ood?

 

[uneasy rider]

i'm guessing he either meant odd or old guys, maybe both . a girls sprocket is smaller, giving a lower gearing = easier to pedal.

 

[GarveyJ]

Ah! Good idea, I think I qualify for both