Re: [CR]gian roberts

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]gian roberts
References: <21.28166698.2b1d7d38@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 19:36:37 -0700

Stevan Thomas wrote:
>
> In a message dated 12/2/02 6:16:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> TonyFNitro@aol.com writes:
>
> << ebay 1973938866
> is this front derailleur
> one of his higher quality ones >>
> The arms are pressed steel. It's an ok derailleur but Gian Robert didn't make
> anything comparable to Campy Record or Zeus. My cynical answer is they made
> junk and...worse junk. It came on bikes with straight gauge high carbon
> tubing that sold for about $150 or so. Roughly equivalent to an entry level
> Huret, but made in Italy.

Well, Gian Robert did make one premium thing that _no_ one else could touch (not even Campagnolo!) and that was their chain pliers. It used to be _the_ pro mechanic tool for "cutting" chains.

Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal

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