Addicks Chainring

Created by Lyle Addicks, founder of Addicks Engineering in Los Angeles, California. Addicks chainrings were created by injection moulding Millardium, a super-tough blend of DuPont Zytel with Teflon and silicone.

Addicks Chainrings came with 39 to 48 teeth and were available in red, blue, yellow, white and graphite.

The Addicks Sprockets went through three phases:

• Phase I - original swiss cheese sprocket made from DuPont Zytel with Teflon and silicone. These were strong and tough.
• Phase II - The compound was changed and these sprockets begun to break easily;
• Phase III - Released in 1978 and moved back to the original DuPont Zytel with Teflon and silicone formula with additional tweaks to make them better.

• BMX Action Review
  

  The Phase One Addicks Sprocket review features in the BMX Action New Products section.

  December 1976
• Addicks Sprockets ~ Addicks Engineering ~ Pomona California
  

  Addicks advertise their Phase One Sprocket in BMX Action.

  

  December 1976
• BMX Action Article
  

  BMX Action features an article titled SUPER SPROCKET that reviews the Addicks chainring in detail.

  February 1977
• Addicks Sprockets ~ Addicks Engineering ~ Pomona California
  

  Addicks advertise their Phase One Sprocket in BMX Action.

  

  February 1977 to December 1977
• We've Changed!
  

  Addicks advertise their Phase III Sprocket in BMX Action.

  

  April 1978 to June 1978
• Stu Uses Addicks
  

  Addicks advertise their Phase III Sprocket headlining "Stu Uses Addicks" in BMX Action.

  
  

  August 1978 to December 1978
• Everything Bicycles Store
  

  Everything Bicycles advertisement Hot Trick Stuff! contains the Addicks Phase III Sprocket.

  October 1978 to December 1978
• 1978 BMX Equipment Buyer's Guide
  

  BMX Action article 1978 BMX Equipment Buyer's Guide includes the Addicks Phase III Sprocket.

  October 1978 to December 1978
• Smoother, Quieter, Longer
  

  Addicks include a new advertisement in BMX Action and BMX Plus!

  

  January 1979 to August 1979
• Alan F. Cohan Distributor
  

  Alan F. Cohan Distributor's advertise in BMX Action and include the Addicks Phase III Sprocket on their product list.

  October 1979