The Luxe has a fancier pantograph mechanism than the Svelto that moves the cage downward for the larger cogs. You don't see many in the US, why I don't know. This would be a wide range derailleur for its day.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> Dale,
> The "Luxe" model looks like the others but has slightly nicer hardware and
> was spec'd on some Rene Herses....thus the
> heightened attention from out far-East counterparts.
> Regards,
>
> Matty San
> Belmont Shore, CA
>
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> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 8:03 AM
> Subject: [CR]Huret rear der going up up up...
>
>
> > Why is this one so much? Looks to be not all that out of the ordinary?
> >
> >
>
http://ebay.com/
> >
> > Dale Brown
> > Greensboro, North Carolina