Re: [CR]Was Odd Mavic headset now "JPR"

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From: "henox" <henox@icycle.net>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Was Odd Mavic headset now "JPR"
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 12:50:13 -0700
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Subject: Re: [CR]Was Odd Mavic headset now "JPR"
> Dale wrote:

IIRC, that headset in a few variations (and maybe other stuff) was originally
> designed and sold as a "JPR" which is Jan Routens shop. The first versions used
> some sort of rubber compression rings to jamb itself tight rather than lock
> rings being plz. elucidate?

Exactly right, but when I imported the JPR (actually "BF") in the early 1980's only one model was on offer. I still have half a dozen of them kicking around here.

What needs to be elucidated? MAVIC may have been inspired by the BF headset but I don't know of any other connection.

Hugh Enox
La Honda, CA