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)