S for Sinistre, of course, Italian for "left". Left-handed people are so persecuted - in Italy they are "sinister". At least in France they are merely "gauche".
Regards,
Jerry "often gauche" Moos
Houston, TX
> On other or later days, the Swiss Campy cups were overstamped with an "S".
>
> Sugino Swiss fixed cups say "S" also.
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch, NJ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <InchPitch@aol.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 11:41 PM
> Subject: [CR]Re: Swiss bottoms...cranksets, not girls
>
>
> > Loving the magnificient Swiss bikes of the 60s as I do, I have both a
> Swiss
> > thread Campagnolo BB set and a Stronglight Swiss thread BB set. The
Campy
> > appears to have the standard embossed lettering on the fixed cup, 35X1,
> but
> > overstamped with a "G". The Stronglight cups have no markings whatsoever
> on either
> > side, inside or out.
> >
> > Bill Curtis
> > Costa Mesa, CA