At 20:13 3/25/2001 -0500, Lsquaredb@aol.com wrote:
>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 ;-)
There is a Real Lambert often spotted at the East Falls Metro Station (DC area) -- with the original cast Aluminum fork. I left the fellow a note once about it, but never heard from him. Offered to swap a real fork for it. Each of us has his priorities, and I like to collect Bad Stuff. Once dreamed about publishing a new magazine, to be called "Journal of Architectural Errors." It will never happen...
harvey
>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)