[CR]Now: Off Topic Was: slant-parallelogram Mavic ders

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Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 14:01:33 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <76.2bb8bbef.2baf68aa@aol.com>
Subject: [CR]Now: Off Topic Was: slant-parallelogram Mavic ders

PBridge130@aol.com wrote:
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> Do I assume correctly that slant-parallelogram Mavic ders (with which I am
> not familar) were developed for indexed shifting? If so, which indexing
> standard did Mavic use -- Sachs/Campy? Did the beauiful Mavic std
> parallelogram (NR-style) der live a few years into the index period? Does
> Mavic still market anything other than hubs/rims/wheels? (Based on my
> just-now web search, I guess brakes only.)
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> When did a Mavic group hit the scene, and how long did they stick around?
> The "starfish" crank always seemed dreadfully exotic to me.
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> Cheers,
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> Peter Bridge
> Denver, CO

Peter, I tried answering your questions off list since they are outside the time frame of the CR list's 1984 cut off, but got the following message: "<<< 550 pbridge130 IS NOT ACCEPTING MAIL FROM THIS SENDER"

Anyway, give me an "A" for effort.

Chuck Schmidt L. A.

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