Re: [CR]Re: Pre-70's Zeus Catalogs ???

Hi Kurt

I just sent the following to Chuck and would appreciate any information t hat anyone else can find for/against this argument. The following is from http://www.cyclingutah.com/june/june98/classic.htm "We've talked with several collectors and historians who suspect that pro duction of some of Campagnolo's components was actually "farmed out" to Z eus, along with co-creation of new technology."

I also have done some patent research and some of the Zeus derailleur des igns go back into to the early 1940's; I'm sure Campy patents do the same but have not had the time to prove it. Given the economic conditions of the time, I suspect Spain may been to Italy as some of the Pacific rim co untries are to the US from a manufacturing perspective; just my thoughts.

I hope someday to post what little research I have done to the internet f or all to debate. Regards, Scott Edrington San Diego, CA

-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Sperry [mailto:haxixe@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:01 PM To: 'Scott Edrington' Cc: 'Amir Avitzur', 'Classicrendezvous', brdstockwell@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Pre-70's Zeus Catalogs ???

On 10/4/07, Scott Edrington <scott@edrington.net> wrote:

Zeus was also a supplier for Campy for a number of items - this always up

sets some of the Campy folks since they like to claim that Zeus was a cop

y-cat company. Interestingly, Zeus' patent dates for similar items preced

e some of Campy's by almost a decade. Do the research!

Any source for these scandalous assertions?!?!? <jokingly>

Kurt Sperry
Bellingham WA
USA