DISRAELI GEARS
Roto spent the 1970s making a budget gear by copying a 10 year old Huret design (the Svelto) - so with the dawn of the 1980s they stepped up a gear - and made a budget gear by copying a 7 year old Huret design (the Challenger/Eco). As usual they applied their signature touches - brilliant chrome, stylish black highlights and an unmistakable feeling of cheapness.
I like the cubist styling and the ‘Scorpion’ name - many non-cyclists comment that derailleurs with hanger plates resemble scorpions in some way.
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Zeus Cyclery Corp. - 1982 Catalog page 18 of 24
Zeus Cyclery Corp. - 1982 Catalog page 18 of 24