Re: [CR]OMAS??

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Avocet)

Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 23:49:40 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]OMAS??
References: <47.3197c4e4.2c69cfbf@aol.com>


Dave Anderson wrote:
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> I tend to agree with Jerry's input. However, I diverge a bit when it comes to
> the AL-alloy quality used by OMAS. It was certainly not as hard as Campy,
> GPM, let alone Shimano or Suntour of that era. I found out the hard way that you
> could scratch the surface of crank arms merely by using your fingernail.

Odd. I've never heard of an anodized aluminum alloy that could be scratched with a fingernail.

An old thread on the CR list a while back established that OMAS, MAVIC and SR cranks were all forged by SR in Japan (finished milling done by the individual companies).

I have a set of the OMAS cranks on my mid-70s Wizard (Brian Baylis/Michael Howard #16) and two sets of the MAVIC cranks on two 1980s Vitus (a 979 and a Carbone 7) that have survived being ridden for many years with no scratches to speak of (they all have a pearly clear anodized finish).

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA

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