Re: [CR]Huret Svelto derailleur cable different end? Svelto decent?
(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:25:49 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: CR <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Huret Svelto derailleur cable different end? Svelto decent?
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dan kasha wrote:
> Also, was the Huret Svelto considered a decent derailleur? It was
> fun to clean and rebuild, as it is so different from anything else I
> have worked on. I was not expecting BB in the jockey wheels. It
> seems like it could have been a nice unit back in its day.
I consider the Svelto to be a steel version of the Jubilee. Or perhaps
vice-versa. It's a very simple design, and seems to work pretty well.