| "The
Rampinelli Company of Italy made a good range of components under
the Reg and Roto names in the mid 1970s into the 1980s. The Roto
pedals were not too bad, all chromed steel and of similar quality to
Lyotard. They made good steel headsets similar to Campag. and a good
range of investment cast lugs, b/b shells, drop-outs and fork
crowns. We built quite a few Mariposas with them. They also made
derailleurs which seem to be pretty poor copies of Huret. There was
a front derailleur which was an almost exact copy of the Simplex
Prestige. I assume Rampinelli and their products were swept away by
the Japanese." Mike Barry. Bicycle Specialties, Toronto. |