When were the last bicycles with cottered cranks made?

Question

I once had a bicycle from 1988 with cotters. Were there any made later than this?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottom_brac...

Answer 2

Jesus mate, it must have been a real cheapo. I had a cheap Triumph Tempest from 1984 and that had Silstar cotterless even then. Surely 1988 must have been round about the end.

Answer 3

Actually, there are bikes still made with cotterless cranks in China and India. I think there are a couple of them made in Africa as well. All steel bikes.

Surprised the heck out of me one day when someone asked me to build a new bike that they just shipped back from India. Here is the alibaba company website...  

http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/1217...