BIS (was Re: [CR]Stronglight Drillium Chainwheel: Model ID needed)

At 12:56 PM 11/16/2006, you wrote:
>The drillium cranks were always suffixed with "B.I.S.", so this
>crank is a stronglight 99 B.I.S. crankset...Does anyone know what
>french words B.I.S. stands for ??

I don't think it's an acronym, but rather the word "bis," which refers to a second version. The word is also used for telephony standards:

http://doc-telecom.enst-bretagne.fr/doc-telecom/terme.jsp?19575

Best,

Mitchell Gass
Berkeley, CA, USA