Joined: Jun 2005
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From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
I had one FFS come through my basement shop. It had a solid dose of rust and badly in need of a rebuild. I took one look at the system, then picked up the bike to put it on the bike stand. Next I stripped the Schwinn fenders off of the frame and junked the remainder. It was not a bad idea on paper, just not as marketable as other light weight systems.
As most of us know, Shimano had the last laugh. They gained a leg up on the index shifting market and learned valuable lessons. Then blew away the competion when they came out with SIS in the mid-80's.
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