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:
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> 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:
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> http://ebay.com/
> eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7295&item=2701640712>
>
> and here the O.M.A.S. (same seller):
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> http://ebay.com/
> 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...