No, it was an Englishman, Derek Edward Railleur.
Neil Foddering Weymouth, Dorset, England
>From: "Dale B. Phelps" <losgatos_dale@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: losgatos_dale@yahoo.com
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR]Re: Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:03:45 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Didn't Al Gore invent the derailleur?
>
> Dale Phelps,
> Montagna lunga Colorado
>
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