Randy August wrote:
>
> (snip) Even though I probably am
> a "technoweenie", it's gotten to the point that I find little joy anymore in
> reading about new bike hardware.
>
> Frame integral bearing races, Aheadsets and their stems, splined bottom
> brackets and hollow cranks all save a little (very little) weight but offer
> no advancement in real world functionality.
I think we are all a little old and jaded. Guys in their teens and 20s are excited and enthusiastic about the latest and the greatest.
Speaking of which... Integral headset bearing races -- Bianchi and others early 1900s ? Ahead-style stems -- French 1940s ? Splined bottom brackets -- Italian Gnutti 1940s ? Hollow cranks -- French Duprat (steel) 1930s ?
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, California
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