Re: [Classicrendezvous] Maillard Helicomatic question

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From: "Russ Fitzgerald" <rfitzger@emeraldis.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] Maillard Helicomatic question
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 17:01:21 -0400


My understanding was that the Helicomatic suffered from bearing failure problems. I'd have to go check the esteemed Sheldon Brown's website for more details, but my memory is that the drive-side bearings are smaller and somewhat more prone ot fatigue.

Russ Fitzgerald
Greenwood SC
rfitzger@emeraldis.com