Re: [CR]Taiwanese Campy?

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 22:10:16 -0400
From: "josephine nardi koebler" <nardi@mediaone.net>
To: Sheldon Brown <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Cc: Aldo Ross <swampmtn@siscom.net>, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Taiwanese Campy?
References: <000a01c0e917$f3625000$6cf9fea9@jim2> <v04210157b73adb8e5c91@[10.0.1.49]>


Yes, the current low end Campy groups are junk.

Sheldon Brown wrote:
> At 10:51 AM -0400 5/30/01, Aldo Ross wrote:
> >Please read this ad on eBay:
> >
> >http://ebay.com/<blah>
> >
> >Since when has Campy made anything in Taiwan???
>
> I've heard that many of the front hubs, or at least their axle sets,
> are from Taiwan, specifically the ones that use a 13 mm cone wrench;
> Veloce, et. al.
>
> I still remember the shock of the first Veloce group I installed; not
> just the cheesiness of the front hub, the part that really knocked me
> over was the nut part of the seatpost clamp, which looked like
> something from Wald!
>
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