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mavic zap was not at all problematic and unreliable, on the contrary. the functional principle of not having a motor to switch gears, but using muscle power and using the electric impulse (a small 6V battery) only for the index of the switching direction was great. the successor model mavic...

Mavic ZAP 800, yes, 1992, electronic but not wireless. I just had the chance to get hold of a piece. extremely interesting technique...

wow, the detto petro is an incredibly beautiful device, this photo was new to me. the brake levers are the same as mine, but actually with white hoods, i hadn't seen them before. I think more about the shifters, because they are definitely different (more Campa style), but they also look very...

There were two road bike groups: Apollo, which was cheaper, and Gemini, which was probably outrageously expensive. Since nobody knows anything about these groups (they practically don't exist on velobase), they are often confused.

no, the (sadly) last generation, 1991-1994, champagne colored. maybe the best groups of all. i’ve put it on a rossin prestige in ferrari-red, love this bike, it’s really fast. you're probably right with your advice to go to a larger forum. but this larger forum has never talked about FiR Gemini...

the bearing surfaces of both the headset and the bottom bracket are covered with titanium - which makes no sense, but we know what the word "titanium" evoked in people around 1990. The bottom bracket is apparently available in two versions, the seat post in two lengths. Which, in view of the...

Jon from Stereolalab who sold the derailleur on ebay. I've been collecting road bike groupsets from the 80's and 90's for a few years, the rarer the better, Galli aerodynamic KL, Gipiemme Crono Special, Cambio Rino Elegant, Mavic ZAP, Suntour Superbe Pro, Dura Ace AX and stuff like that. But...

hi guys, so there is someone else who owns two fir geminis, i thought i was the only one. Luckily I was able to get hold of Jon's front derailleur pictured above, so I now have a complete nos/nib group and a group only missing the headset... By the way, I don't agree with the Campa theory. The...