On Wednesday, Aug 28, 2002, at 08:05AM, Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com> wrote: It may be a good thing that modern equipment doesn't function after a certain amount of wear, or becomes unservicable due to incompatibilities.
Tom, Can you name one top end non-CNC crank made after the "classic" era that has a page dedicated to it's failures. Also I can tell you my classic era Shimano 600 crank works fine with 9-speed if you just change the rings. If you like friction shifting parts becoming "unserviceable due to incompatibilities" isn't an issue. I'm not trying to start another firestorm, but I really do tire of the "modern" bashing that sometimes happens. We really don't have to disparage modern things to make classic things special. I like to see evidence not anecdotes. ciao, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives Always willing to stir the pot in Santa Barbara, CA