Re: [CR]Info needed on Gian Roberts Rear Mech

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Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 10:06:37 -0500
From: "Leonard Bulger" <bulger@erim-int.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Info needed on Gian Roberts Rear Mech
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Oscar Juner (US 6-Day champ in 1936) once told me that Gian Robert designed the first Campagnolo parallelogram derailleur. This is not mentioned in "The Dancing Chain". Can anyone confirm this?

I have two Gian Roberts. One is a cheap and chearful steel NR clone, the other is a beautiful aluminum high-end changer. Every piece is a casting with Gian's name on it and the parallelogram has two springs. The matching front derailleur is so underdesigned that I don't dare use it. It's a box and plunger like a Gran Sport, but the plunger is only about 4mm in diameter and is spot welded to the back of the cage. One bad shift would tear it apart.

Leonard Bulger Ann Arbor, MI 60 deg yesterday, lots of snow now with more on the way


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Subject: [CR]Info needed on Gian Roberts Rear Mech



> I know the name Gian Roberts came up recently with regard to a seat pin and
> it was linked with Ron Kit. I have just picked up a Gian Roberts rear mech. I
> have never seen one of these before and it is really a nicely made item. I
> wondered if any one could tell me more about the company?
>
> I would say thois was made in the 1960s, all chrome steel, very neat and
> compact, steel jockeys with bearings, the adjust screws are fitted to either
> end.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Regards
> Martin Coopland