[CR]periodic correct / the spell of campy marketing ..

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 09:50:30 -0700 (PDT)
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]periodic correct / the spell of campy marketing ..

i bought a used paramount in 1980 (1974 model) and the hoods were already bad, having been ridden about 150 miles which the rest of the bike reflected.

i think that for certain "highly disposable" parts of the bicycle we should not 'deduct points' if a modern equivalent part has been used and if the modern part mimics the original part. toe clip straps, hoods, tires, chains, freewheels - all these parts are highly disposable. in some environments (e.g. san diego) a NOS bicycle from the 1970's is unrideable because of our steep hills. if i were judging a bunch of historic bicycles i feel that its more important to give points to the one that had been 'restored to be ridden' than the one that had been 'starved of road access' by its owner.

the 'period correct' way to preserve campy hoods is to ride with cycling gloves so that your sweat and hand oils do not get to them. still, mine rotted quite a lot before 1980 with practically no usage at all.

with proper attention there is no detectable change in the ride quality by updating worn-out components. in the 1970's there was so much innovation in bicycle design and the bikes were used so heavily that EVERYONE updated their bicycles. That's part of being 'period correct'.

do world-logo hoods hold the user's interest at a show? no. if you want to see a world logo, just look at the hubs. weird engineering parts and frames hold a user's interest at a show.

would modern campy winged gum hoods or even no-name ones damage the mojo ?? i think probably not ...

- Don Gillies
san diego, ca