It occurs to me that at one time I owned a Favorit sealed BB unit - French threaded, too. So some of their stuff must have been moderately decent, at least.
I agree with Mark P.'s description, at least regarding the stuff with the bike I passed up in May.
Russ Fitzgerald
Greenwood SC
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