I'm almost certain I've seen more Specialized products that were made in Italy than just toeclips/straps. Saddles and hubs I think, probably more. Some of their components were just beautifully made.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA USA
On 4/25/07, randy dugan <rsdugan@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I think the on-topic Specialized hubs and QR's were made by Sanshin (aka
> Sunshine), not Suntour, although I think those two companies were loosely
> aligned, and perhaps Sanshin made Suntour's hubs as well?
>
> Regarding other Specialized parts from that era ('81 - '84 -ish), here's
> what I think as far as who made what:
>
> Bars / Stems - Nitto
> Cranks / BB - Suntour
> Alloy Toe Clips / Leather Toe Straps - ALE (or is it Ale, or A.L.E.?)
> Frames - 3Rensho (Allez), Panasonic, Miyata (Allez SE); Serotta, Merz,
> Neenan (low-volume stuff)
> Pedals - Suntour