Greetings
I have enjoyed lurking but I suppose that I should make an introduction.
My bikes are presently. a.. Late 70's Peugeot. . . My daily rider. b.. Out of timeline c'dale 3.0 with shimano 600 (non index) but clipless pedals. c.. Unknown model or year Zeus "rescued from a bike shops recycling pile." This years restoration project. d.. 1977 Serotta Club Series, Campagnolo NR, original owner. I was 17. Graduated from a "Fantom", a bike boom atrocity that I got at the Western Auto e.. A Dura Ace group waiting for an interesting frame. HMMM . . .a yellow Romic with brass plated dropouts. f.. Had a Linear OSS recumbent for a year and keep thinking about an easy racer.
Drawn to steel because it was what we had back in "77" in the tender years of my love for bicycles.
Stick with steel because of the way my c'dale makes me feel after riding.
Like slack angles and looong wheelbases.
Drawn to American Framebuilders then because IMHO they demonstrated a level of craftsmanship that was magnitudes better than anything the continental Europeans and Raleigh had to offer. Please no hate mail.
Have really enjoyed looking at the pictures of those keeping the flame. IMHO Americans still do it best.
Afraid of what ebay will do to my philosophy of "spend less than you make and do it for a long time."
Really was tempted by the NR brake pads that were just up for bid.
Howard Darr
Clymer PA