Country: Spain

Triplex is the brand name of Industrias Baskaran, headed up by Guillermo Baskaran and based near Eibar, in the Basque region (this is the same town as Zeus). In 2008, Triplex claimed on its website to have been in existence for 66 years implying that it was established in 1942. However Industrias Baskaran SA was established in its present form in 1950 (perhaps before 1950 it had some other name or legal status).

I have been told that Triplex made bronze copies of the Campagnolo Record (or even Gran Sport) in the early 1960’s or even in the late 1950’s. I have never seen any evidence of this, although it is perfectly possible.

The first Triplex derailleurs that I am aware of are aluminium copies of the Campagnolo Nuovo Record, starting in 1970. Unlike Zeus, Triplex never seemed to aspire to be a real high-end brand, and contented itself with making mid to low-end components that were notable for their rough finish. Also unlike Zeus, Triplex did seem to be able to sell original equipment components to major French bicycle producers - and so their products were quite visible on the European scene for a while.

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