Originally Posted by
ericbaker
Im fairly sure that Zeus made most Zeus frames, not Razesa. Zeus was known for being the only manufacturer that made bikes where ALL the metal components we're made in house. And most of the ones I've worked with have English BB.
of course, I am repeating hearsay and pretending it's my own knowledge...but
this hearsay is from the Classic Rendezvous site which says:
"Razesa produced the high end framesets for Zeus toward the end of Zeus's lifespan.....some of the high end frames in the late 70s to early 80s."
as well as:
"Zeus bicycles most often used Reynolds 531 or Durifort tubing in Metric (French)
tube & threading dimensions."
And the only Zeus I ever worked on had a FR BB but no idea if Razesa made that frame. I'd add that many of the Zeus (especially early) frames used Reynolds 'A' grade tubing, a predecessor of 531, and they used that tubing well past the hey-day of its popularity.