what is the origin of this photograph ?? I'm a bit surprised there aren't more pictures from the Milan show when it was first shown there.. was it received as an important design then ?
regarding the later version on ebay; no one can recall seeing one for sale, but where else have people seen them ? i wonder how many are thought to be in existence...
andrei padlowski glen ridge, nj
One question I have is whether anybody ever has seen the very first
> prototype, without return spring and "twin-cable" actuation (in fact,
> one long cable that looped around the shift lever). We published a
> fuzzy photograph in the above-mentioned issue of BQ, but I have no
> idea where that derailleur is, and whether it is real or a replica.
> Are there any photos of one mounted on a bike? (It would be easy to
> identify, as two sets of cable housing exit the rear.) Does anybody
> know more?
>
> Jan Heine
> Editor
> Bicycle Quarterly
> 140 Lakeside Ave #C
> Seattle WA 98122
> http://www.bikequarterly.com