Re: [CR]PINOCHLE OF HANDLEBAR PLUGS

(Example: Framebuilders:Mario Confente)

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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:26:09 -0500
To: Roadgiant@cs.com, chuckschmidt@earthlink.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]PINOCHLE OF HANDLEBAR PLUGS


Quoth Scott Smith:
>Hmmnn...
> Velox black plugs have got to be the pinnacle. IMHO.

I can't agree. They are the best available in these degenerate times, but old hands will remember the vastly superior CatEye plugs.

They came in multiple colors, and had a more reliable expander system than Velox plugs. They were only available with thin Benotto-like tape in matching color sets, but the plugs alone were worth the price, even if you threw away the tape, as I often used to do,

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