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From: Berkeley, CA
Bikes: 72 Cilo Pacer, 72 Gitane GT, 72 Peugeot PX10, 73 Speedwell Ti,l, 75 Peugeot PR-10L, 80 Colnago Super, 81 Zinn, 85 ALAN Cross, 85 De Rosa Pro, 86 Look 753, 86 Look KG86, 89 Parkpre Team, 90 Parkpre Team MTB, 90 Merlin
Not sure which version you are looking at. According to velobase.com,
the first Athena (not slant parallelogram) design came out in 1988, followed by a couple slant parallelogram versions in
1992 (link) and
1993 (link). All of these versions seem to be around 250 grams--about 50 grams heavier than the C-record and NR RDs, and 70 grams heavier than the SR RD. A price you pay for smoother shifting and greater cog range, I suppose. The slant parallelogram versions look very similar to the original Chorus RD (though without the B adjuster screw). Not sure how the performance of the Athena compares, but I'm very happy with my Chorus RD.
(Thanks velobase.com!)
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'72 Cilo Pacer (x2) • '72 Peugeot PX10 • ‘72 Gitane Gran Tourisme • '73 Speedwell Ti • '74 Motobecane Grand Jubile • '74 Peugeot UE-8 • ‘80 Colnago Super • ‘81 Univega Super Special • ‘82 Zinn • ‘84ish Mystery Custom • '85 A.L.A.N Cyclocross • '85 De Rosa Pro • '86 Look Equipe 753 • '86 Look KG86 • '89 Parkpre Team Road • '90 Parkpre Team MTB • '90 Merlin Ti
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