Re: [CR]Pinnacle of the vintage lightweight era?

(Example: Framebuilders:Mario Confente)

Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:01:13 -0500 (EST)
From: "Brandon Ives" <monkey37@bluemarble.net>
To: Chris Beyer <beyerc@mailserver.volvo.com>
Cc: Leonard Bulger <bulger@erim-int.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Pinnacle of the vintage lightweight era?
In-Reply-To: <3ABBA6FA.14F8C505@mail.volvo.com>


Ahhgh. . . it's all just nothin' more than the 1906(?) S-A 3-speed patent. There ain't nothin' new since Teddy's time.

going gray, Mr. Ives

"Nobody can do everything, but if everybody did something everything would get done." Gil Scott-Heron

On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Chris Beyer wrote:
> Leonard, et al:
>
> Now you're speaking my language. But I'd vote for a British Club-racer
> style bike with a Sturmey-Archer hub, such as a FM. They shift
> positively, every time, which is more than you can say for the
> Cyclo.........Hub-gear bikes have that same uncluttered grace and
> simplicity as track bikes, but they're useable And I'm unconvinced that
> 7, 8, 9, and10-speed cassettes have made our cycling lives any better.
>
> Chris Beyer
> Epicyclic Bloomfield, NJ
>
> Leonard Bulger wrote:
>
> > How about an Alan Super Record with titanium Galli group and tapered
> > roller bearings? Or maybe the original Klein Stage? Bikes went
> > downhill after that time.
> > Seriously, I suppose the pinnacle would be a good 1940's 531 DB frame
> > with a Nivex or French Cyclo derailleur. Bikes haven't gotten any
> > better since then; it's just that the fads change.
> >
> > Leonard Bulger
> > temporarily sunny Ann Arbor