This an odd variant also. I have the version like this: http://homepage3.nifty.com/
which I really like. It has a little spring gate at the front of the nose that stops the chain crunch on big upshifts.
This one looks to have an earlier, more Jubilee styled cage and not be CPSC compliant (or whatever was thought to be compliant at that time).
They work great and I have always looked for them, but even the spring gate ones are a bit rare.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> Mike,
\r?\n> it is because it is a long cage and because it has that cool sticker
\r?\n> on it. It is visible in he Rene Herse book, and probably the
\r?\n> Toei book
\r?\n> as well, as his bikes love to have the old stuff on it. I was tempted
\r?\n> on bidding on it as well, as there is a project that needs that as
\r?\n> well, well at least from the original build specs. It is a very nice
\r?\n> derailleur that is not that common to find on Ebay.
\r?\n> joel
\r?\n> Philadelphia, PA
\r?\n> http://www.bikeville.com
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> From: Michael Schmidt
\r?\n> Subject: [CR]Huret front changer on EBAY went for 2 c-notes
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Four bidders from the land of the rising sun slugged it out and
\r?\n> made some
\r?\n> seller from Santa Rosa, CA a happy camper buy paying $210 for a Huret
\r?\n> Success front derailleur. Auction number is 280076624124
\r?\n>
\r?\n> What is so rare about this one? Long cage?, Was used as a roach
\r?\n> clip by
\r?\n> Paris Hilton?
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Mike Schmidt
\r?\n> Stirling, NJ
\r?\n> USA