Re: [CR]RE; Suntour History

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From: "krawls" <krawls@visuallink.com>
To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]RE; Suntour History
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 03:33:49 -0800


I used Sprint for a long time. It originally came on a 1988 or1989 Schwinn Ontare. Still have the group.....In a box somewhere...

Karen Rawls
Winchester VA


----- Original Message -----
From: Warren & Elizabeth
To: Bikerdaver@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]RE; Suntour History



> Dave wrote
>
> > 80ish; Blue Line very similar, yet less expensive finish to Cyclone, AL-alloy
> > slant parallelogram (expected to compete with Shimano 600, maybe
> > victory/triomphe)
> >
> > 82ish; Superbe, very light weight AL-alloy slant parallelogram marketed as
> > OEM for Pro bikes (expected to compete with Campy and Dura-Ace, but never
> > captured significant market share)
> >
> > 84ish; Superbe Pro, light weight AL-alloy slant parallelogram Pro model,
> > actually a few grams heavier than original Cyclone/Superbe models. Ran a VERY
> > distant third to Campy and Dura-Ace.
>
> Somewhere in this early 80's timeline came the Sprint group. For my money, it was equal to Superbe...I used this group on a nice Ishwata O22 framed
> Bianchi. I rode the weekend centuries with the local big boys on the SR equipped Pinarello Montellos and Gios Torinos. My drivetrain was quieter. I
> was slightly faster too but as Chuck says, it's the rider, not the machine, right? I just wish I had owned a Clubman back then!
>
> Still have the rear derailleur. A personal favourite and it endeared me to Suntour forever.

>

> Warren Young

> Toronto