On Wednesday, Aug 28, 2002, at 12:15PM, Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com> wrote:
><snip>Also I can tell you my classic era Shimano 600 crank works fine with 9-speed if you just change the rings.
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>Sure, as long as you also use a classic era BB.
Weird since I bought the BB 6-months ago and it came from QBP or Quintin.
>My point was that the propensity of today's riders to buy new equipment sooner may lead to less heavily-used stuff out there
I agree with you that stuff "seems" to be replaced a little more often, but I know quite a few 15,000+ miles a year riders who are riding the same stuff they've been riding for 3-4 years. Since I occasionally work in a shop that caters to real pros that race for a living. I know the abuse the new stuff takes and it really is shocking. It's shocking to see a 5-6 year old Dura-Ace group geting ready to hit 100,000 including the STI levers. . . though the left one may have been replaced early on. The same group has been on 3 frames, there have been 2 rear cones replaced and a BB, plus tires, rims, cable, etc, but the basic group is still going.
><snip>If you like friction shifting parts becoming "unserviceable due to incompatibilities" isn't an issue.
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>If I did (and I don't) I would still have trouble getting good BBs to fit my old cranks, for example.
You need to find a better shop that will actually order you things. Shimano UN-72 114mm is still made, though it might be the UN-74 by now.
Enjoy,
Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
Loves the old, works on
the new, and rides what's he's
got in Santa Barbara, CA