On 5/11/07, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> First of all, in my opinion Zeus was never a maker of Campy clones. The
> fact is all the European manufacturers, including Campy, were influenced by
> each others products. Zeus no more copied Campy than Campy copied Zeus or
> Simplex or Huret. This image of the all-powerful Campy copied by everyone
> else is just a baseless delusion.
My recollection is the exact opposite, that Zeus was first and foremost a builder of shameless, almost exact copies of existing Campagnolo products, frequently right down to parts interchangability. Granted they did other things as well, but that's not really what they were known for in the day is it?
Where exactly did Campagnolo copy Zeus?
Kurt Sperry
Bellingham WA
USA