Pete Paine wrote:
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> Hello All I have just got a quite nicely made C Reault French bike made with Vitus tubing
> which I'm guessing is from the 1970s. it has has a Stronglight 49d chain set, Mafac brake set and Simplex gears. All these parts have been rebadged "Spidel"
> Any one know why ?
> Cheers Pete Paine Watford UK
Yes, this was a last ditch effort by the French bike "industry" to offer a group (gruppo) of parts to compete with Shimano and Campagnolo. Both my Peugeot PY10CP and my Peugeot PRO 10 have parts with the Spidel label glued onto them (pretty "cheezy" looking).
Chuck "cheezy is part of the French charm" Schmidt South Pasadena, The South of California
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