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Vintage Components - Ofmega cranksets

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Ofmega was an Italian component maker that thrived in the 1980s and 1990s, though it history predates the 1960s. The firm made parts of almost every quality, from inexpensive consumer components to items suitable for professional competition. The firm did a lot of private-label manufacturing, making items for Avocet, Colnago, Bianchi and others.

Its high-end parts are as well-made as any in the world and deserve serious consideration.

Its demise is as difficult to piece together as its origins, but the firm looks to be a victim of Asian competition, and folded sometime about 2005.

• Note: Ofmega/Avocet (Ofmega made Avocet's cranksets) spindles have a unique taper and they will work only on Avocet/Ofmega cranks and vice-versa.

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Ofmega Mistral 170mm crankset with 42/52 chainrings. Used, $250.00/set

• Ofmega Mistral chainrings have a 144 bcd.
• These rare and beautiful cranksets were probably first produced in 1979 until sometime in the 1980s.

Lovely example of Italian design.

Closer view of just the right side

Back of the drive side of the crankset.

The nicely sculpted left arm.

Back of the left arm.

Close-up of one of the chainring fixing bolts. Please note the nice touch. The female nut is serrated so that it will not turn when the male nut is tightened or loosened..