Re: [CR]shimano crane?

(Example: Racing)

Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:09:08 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]shimano crane?
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Scot Osterweil wrote:
> One anecdote is not reliable data, but I switched from a Cyclone to a
> Crane because the Crane performed better. I've kept it for 28 years and
> it still performs well.

I never saw much difference in performance between the Crane and the Cyclone, but the Crane is much sturdier than the Cyclone, especially the long cage versions of each.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA