Re: [CR]O.M.A.S. Cranks made by SR..?

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Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 21:04:29 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]O.M.A.S. Cranks made by SR..?
References: <90FABD58-2DC5-11D7-8598-000393696FD0@adelphia.net>


Boys and Girls,

Another piece of the puzzle: MAVIC (France) first generation cranks _are_ identical to OMAS (Italy) cranks...

Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal

Duane Kennard wrote:
>
> Hi boys and girls,
>
> Do any of you know of a relationship between O.M.A.S. and SR? I just
> heard from a gentleman claiming that he used to work at SR in Tokyo,
> and that O.M.A.S. cranks were made there by SR.... Might this be true?
> In comparing SR Royal cranks to O.M.A.S., they look identical to each
> other except for the logo. Here are the SR cranks on eBay:
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah
> eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7295&item=2701640712>
>
> and here the O.M.A.S. (same seller):
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah
> eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7295&item=2701643106>
>
> Is it just that the SR and O.M.A.S. look alike, and they're both nice
> copies of the Campagnolo?
> Anyone know if other O.M.A.S. bits could have been made by SR? Anyone
> (besides me) at all curious? Yes, I've searched the archives for this
> one, and found nothing with both O.M.A.S. & SR in the same message...