In a message dated 4/24/2004 6:10:07 AM Pacific Standard Time,
jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net writes:
As Shimano progressed, the shop¹s saw a pattern of reinvention and
abandonment, a shop would be reluctant to inventory after quickly learning
that they could be quickly orphaned stock
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John-
You make a very good point here. Also as one list member pointed out, the
more lasting inovations of Shimano's freehub system and intergrated
shifters/brakelevers came after the CR timeline.
cheers-
Dave Anderson
Cut Bank MT