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Old 11-11-13 | 08:15 AM
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Bandera
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From: TX Hill Country
Originally Posted by Road Fan
I think it's Marchal, not Marshall.
Correct! I still dig the Cat-face logo.

In our less than scientific but reasonable drag testing two bikes of the same type were assembled for customers on each side of a Park workstand, one w/ a Schwinn Approved Union generator set the other w/ the Marchal. Dynamos engaged both were spun up to whiz-bang top gear speed in the workstand and allowed to coast to a stop. Both put out bright headlight/taillights but the French Super Sport unit spun a good bit longer than the German generator, a win for Marchal.

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