Re: [CR]Hey is this a Rally or a NR?

(Example: Framebuilders:Pino Morroni)

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 19:18:07 +1300
From: "David Benson" <tech@worrall.co.nz>
To: Marc Boral <mbikealive@earthlink.net>
Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Hey is this a Rally or a NR?
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Marc, Until 1987 my ex-colleague was the Campagnolo buyer for the NZ importer. They were an indent order for a customer whos specialised in touring bikes. David Benson Auckland, NZ

Marc Boral wrote:
> David,
>
> My thesis was not "that these derailleurs were made up by
> distributors". I was suggesting that a private individual was
> responsible, possibly because large quantities of NOS GS and Rally
> small parts are still available from some distributors. That means it
> is easy for people to obtain the parts, fairly inexpensively, to make
> the example on Ebay.
>
> Who is your ex-colleague, and what gives you so much confidence in his
> opinion? I don't mean to be condescending, but I feel very confident
> in my assessment.
>
> Marc Boral
> Long Beach, CA