On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Diane Feldman wrote:
> Jerry,
> What I remember about people equipping Titans in the early 70's:
> Lots of riders choosing Dura-Ace groups, perhaps taking a cue from the
> oversize cable clips made by Shimano, and that many of the frames were sold
> with a Dura-Ace first-generation steel headset, lots riding with Campy NR,
> of course, and many of us were amused by pictures in Velonews of Jonathan
> Boyer in his ACBB colors with a French-equipped, Peugeot-decalled Titan!
> Suntour Superbe would be inauthentically late, Cyclone derailleurs, however,
> would be a match. So would HiE hubs, maybe a Nyflor headset, any early Phil
> equipment (3-piece hubs) Stronglight 93 cranks, and the hubs would be laced
> into Super Champion or Martano rims; this was what was popular in SoCal,
> between 1973 and 76. The last Titans that were sold wore Follis decals as
This is very similar to how they were setup in my area (NorCal) during that period. I remember Don Milberger (Bicycle Research Products) having one with "stupid-lite" parts like the Nyflor headset, etc. Stem and post may have been milled SR, but they were definitely milled. Plastic saddle sans padding/cover, Hi-E "slow releases," and either Jubilee or Cyclone mechs.
Man, I miss that shop that Milberger ran. Nothing like being a bike geek at age 10 and walking into a store with Campy chainrings on the wall in in every available size... That was the store where I got my first shoes (DP Coppi 7's), shorts, and jersey.
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