Grant McLean wrote:
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> Chuck, Aldo, others (if still following this thread)
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> Basically, what i'm guessing is that there was no "master plan" at work.
> The answer for each component is different. Take the front derailleur,
> maybe it's not anodized because when campagnolo started making front ders,
> in '51? they didn't anodize anything, so ever since then, they didn't
> anodize front ders. The rear derailleur is anodized, maybe
> because by the time it was redesigned from bronze and chrome, they were
> already anodizing cranks, and so this new design would get anodized.(cut)
Sounds to me to be as good a reason as any...
"Same as it ever was... same as it ever was" --Talking Heads
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, SoCal
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