[CR] RFG components

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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:48:19 -0500
Thread-Topic: RFG components
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From: "John Hurley" <JHurley@jdabrams.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Cc: Amir Avitzur <walawalaoxenfree@gmail.com>
Subject: [CR] RFG components

This has been tried before with little success, but has anyone learned anything more about RFG?

CR List member Amir Avitzur has said the letters stand for "Roulement Francais Garanti", i.e. Guaranteed French Bearing, and that they made cranksets, bottom brackets, and hubs.

The Speedplay website shows examples of pedals by this firm, dated from the 30's and 40's, and states that RFG of Saint Etienne (France) was a high quality maker that in addition to pedals also made bottom brackets, headsets, and hubs.

This firm is not to be confused with RGF, "Raccord Gargette Freres", the French lug maker whose RGF in oval is often seen stamped in bottom bracket shells.

John Hurley
Austin, Texas, USA