Let's talk about Huret for a moment. Who among us is a Huret Bigot ?? Have you ever stripped off campy parts so that you could install some Huret parts ?? Do you still love the shifting on your Schwinn Varsity?
It seems to me that Huret led the world in department-store bicycle technology for many, many years. It was an ignominious thing to do, but someone had to do it.
When it was time to die, Suntour converted its factories to thermos bottles (the brand name was absorbed by SR.) Simplex was not absorbed by Sachs. However, Huret was absorbed by Sachs and later SRAM and you can still get Huret stuff (of sorts). Go Figure.
Is there so lesson to be learned here ??
Is life actually secure at the bottom of the food chain ??
I wonder ...
- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA