OMAS made did make some wonderful hubs, BBs and HSs. Some of the hubs were hourglass shaped like Zeus 2000, beautiful to look at and very smooth. I seem to recall that OMAS was a pioneer in the use of titanium and perhaps sealed bearings as well. Some of the OMAS hubs seemed very similar to Mavic and I've wondered if perhaps OMAS made some of the Mavic hubs. I have an OMAS HS on my early 80's Austro-Daimler Superleicht, wish I had a pair of those hubs.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Stephen Spielman wrote:
> OMAS is another company- like GPM- that made their entry into the bike business as
> a subcontactor of parts for Campagnolo. I do not recall specifically which parts it
> was that they made, but it was certain "bearing" parts such as headsets, hubs,
> and/or bottom brackets. Of course it should be noted once again that Campagnolo
> always vehemently denied that ANYTHING was made out of house, and the notion still
> seems to annoy some blind worshipers today.
> Steve Spielman, Huge Campagnolo fan, but not blind devotee
> Maryland
>
> p6man wrote:
>
> > AND besides the GALLI, are there any OMAS experts out there??
> > OMAS is another very interesting manufacturer....
> >
> > Duane Kennard <p6man@home.com>
> >
> > on 11/10/00 20:14, Bikerdaver@aol.com at Bikerdaver@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > Hey Gang,
> > > Thought I should at least make another attempt to see if there are any
> > > old GALLI experts/afficiandos amoungst us here on CR list? Are these
> > > components too modern to be considered "classic"? I thought the last
> > > discussion of GPM parts was extremely poignant, and was hoping that a similar
> > > discussion/education could be addressed. Cheers,
> > > David Anderson