Originally Posted by
oldbobcat
Man, that was in the dark ages before indexing, when the only things that were proprietary were the bottom bracket taper and the 144 mm BCD of the chain rings.
Well, thanks for making me feel old. The shop I worked at in 1978-ish sold a lot of Zeus stuff. The owner billed it as the "poor man's Campagnolo". And I think they also had 144mm BCD rings. If you wanted something for climbing, you bought a Cyclotourist crankset.