[Classicrendezvous] normandy schmormandy

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From: "C. Andrews" <chasds@mindspring.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 23:09:03 -0700
Subject: [Classicrendezvous] normandy schmormandy

Jerry Moos wrote, in part:

Why the Italian chauvinism? What about Stronglight 105 bis cranks, Mafac brake lever half hoods, Lyotard Berthet pedals, Normandy Competition hubs with Simplex

****I've rebuilt enough Normany hubs, Luxe and otherwise, to know that they were only ordinary at best, and often very rough, even with new grease, bearings, and careful adjustment. Not a hub for the ages, I can tell ya.

Charles Andrews Sure was pretty this afternoon in Los Angeles.