Kudos to ko_te_jeje@mac.com on the close-up photos. I have a question that has been nagging me for years, and hope someone on the list can give me a definitive answer. Is FB the precursor name to GNUTTI?
Here's a couple of points that I am aware of that makes me think this is so: 1) They were licensed to make QR hubs while the Campy QR patent was still in effect. 2) They have both been named as Campy parts subcontracters. 3) Even though their logos are not 100% identical, they both have a Logo of an Eagle grasping a bicycle wheel. 4) FB labeled hubs dissappeared just about the time GNUTTI hubs showed-up. *) And of course, they were both made in the land of fine linguine, (forgive me Mario G.).
This would have all happened eons before my time, so I am hoping someone with
more longevity could answer. I have plenty of re-printed material on FB and
GNUTTI, but they don't indicate with any certainty that these really were one
and the same company. Cheers,
Dave Anderson
Cut Bank MT