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Component Makers, Spécialités TA

The Legacy of Spécialités TA: From “Traction Avant” to Drivetrain Perfection

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Origins: From Cabinetry to Duralumin Spécialités TA is one of the most remarkable paradoxes in cycling history: an absurdly small company that has held global fame and respect since 1947. It has never employed more than a handful of managers…

Component Makers, Spécialités TA

Spécialités TA History: A Timeline of Key Corporate and Technical Events

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From a front-wheel-drive experiment that never reached production to a crankset still made six decades after its debut, the history of Spécialités TA is the story of a tiny French workshop that chose to do a few things better than…