Re: [CR]Favorite Mods. and assembly quality

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

From: "James A Narlesky" <jim@alandavid.com>
To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Favorite Mods. and assembly quality
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:42:12 -0800


David Feldman <feldmans1@earthlink.net> wrote on: Friday, January 17, 2003 7:57 AM P.S.T. <snip>
> Combine a more skilled and attentive assembly with modern improvements in
> small things--cables, pads, where to grease/distrust of factory bearing
> installation and frame alignment--and those bikes would work much better
> than in their day of manufacture with fewer mechanical and wear problems.
> Yes? No?

David,

Yes! Not only do I concur, but I also recommend that for those of you out there that have not tried this approach(I know that many of you have) find a mid range bike with mid range components and thoroughly go through it as David suggests. You will be quite surprised at the results.

Regards,

Jim Narlesky
San Jose, CA