Group -- Charles Andrews' observation regarding the differences in the Fre nch cycle parts if far from limited to just cycle parts... almost everythi ng here is different... not bad, just different to our mindset.....
Perhaps a bit off topic -- I have been fortunate enough to attend three p hases of the Tour de France in the last couple of weeks... what a spectacl e! The Alps d'Huez was awesome! I would go on and on if the subject were more on topic... However, I did see an old lugged Mercier (with contemp ory components) participating in the open-to-anybody pre-ride up the hill.. .
Norris Lockley is in Southern France without computer access, thus the si lence/blackout of Norrisisms to the list.
Cheers... nelson miller Seattle (Sancerre, FR at the moment) USA