On 10/4/07, brad stockwell <brdstockwell@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> After joining thia list circa March of 2000, I was told this story about Zeus history:
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> Campy built a factory for themselves in Spain in the 30's; in '36 General Franco took over the country and also commandeered this factory which was subsequently inhabited by Zeus -- and out of this the similarity of Zeus parts and Campy parts was born.
> The 100%-Spanish-stem-to-stern orientation of Zeus also derived from the >nationalistic enthusiasm of the new government -- and this lead to copying of >foreign designs for local production.
Ok, so the Campagnolo connection is not real based on subsequent posts in this thread. But should the "100%-Spanish-stem-to-stern orientation of Zeus" still be attributed to Franco nationalism? Holy Homage to Catalonia, Batman.
Mitch Harris
Little Rock Canyon, UT