Soviet Union Perm.
Couldn't resist this one. It's as solidly Russian as a T34 tank and would crush an Italian or Japanese equivalent between its double spring operated parallelogram. It's a new and unused piece but its origins are sketchy. Disraeli Gears provides some interesting information. The city of Perm 1000 miles east of Moscow is where the factory was located and seems to lend its name to the derailleur which likley had nothing more than a product number in its day. Is there any other components that might have matched up? Did the Russians have a groupset tough enough to deal with the harsh Soviet winter?
Soviet Union Perm.
Couldn't resist this one. It's as solidly Russian as a T34 tank and would crush an Italian or Japanese equivalent between its double spring operated parallelogram. It's a new and unused piece but its origins are sketchy. Disraeli Gears provides some interesting information. The city of Perm 1000 miles east of Moscow is where the factory was located and seems to lend its name to the derailleur which likley had nothing more than a product number in its day. Is there any other components that might have matched up? Did the Russians have a groupset tough enough to deal with the harsh Soviet winter?