Suntour Lepree vs LePreel
09-04-20, 12:29 PM
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Suntour Lepree vs LePreel
So I have this here Suntour LePreel rear derailleur. I always thought they were LePree? What's the difference?
09-04-20, 12:57 PM
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Like Spirt vs. Sprint(?).
09-04-20, 01:14 PM
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I've never seen this variation. It appears as Le Pree in SunTour catalogues 62 and 63, having replaced BL. The ones I've owned were also labelled Le Pree.
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Possibly for a non-US market where "pree" was offensive?
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I know it was marketed as Le Pree in Japan, based on extant Japanese catalogues. So, that would be the first choice for the group name in other countries.
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Found this post from a few years ago about a Canadian model Fuji.... fuji bike identification. - Bike Forums. LaPree is a French surname so maybe there were some legal issues with using the name in Quebec so they tacked the "L" on the end of it to get around them.
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09-04-20, 04:54 PM
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Found this post from a few years ago about a Canadian model Fuji.... fuji bike identification. - Bike Forums. LaPree is a French surname so maybe there were some legal issues with using the name in Quebec so they tacked the "L" on the end of it to get around them.
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VeloBase says "LePreel" was seemingly only seen rarely in 1984
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