[CR]What is the worst bike componrnt ever made?

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

From: <Lsquaredb@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 20:13:14 EST
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]What is the worst bike componrnt ever made?

I took a look around my basementand found: Columbus seatpost 3 Gran Turismos 1 pr M71's 1I pr Synchro 1 levers 1 single pulley Sport on a bike AVA stems and bars 1 dead Superbe Tech rear derailleur Lotsa Valentinos and Veloxes Lotsa Plastic Simplex junk Lotsa Cyclo Bends-A-Lot

I probably should get a Lambert fork, bivalent hubs, and a lugged I-bike to round out the collection ;-)

Leonard Bulger Ann Arbor

Harvey wrote: Here's a short list, inspired by the "should have known better:"Campag Sport derailleur, and the other one-jockey-wheel units. As the freewheel cog gets smaller, it progressively engages fewer teeth, guaranteeing early failure by skipping. All this because someone was too lazy to look at the relative friction losses of chain deflections and stuff.Campag Gran Turismo Rear Chain Strangler. Heavy enough to emulate a tandem by itself. Shift waulity worse than old plastic Simplex. All in all, a thoroughly useless bit of junk -- not quite heavy enough for a good boat anchor.Cinelli M-71 WidowMaker Pedals.
   When lying on one's side after an "incident," really, really, awkward to reach the release lever to get out. If the accident hadn't sheared it clean off.Early Cinelli Bi-Valent hubs, which managed to kill a brilliant concept by making the parts too fragile for intended use.Boy, do I have enemies now!harvey sachs(who has one bike with the Cinellis stuff, for gentle riding)