What's an affordable way to put a classic campy nuovo record bicycle on a 1 lb diet, using modern parts ?? Some ideas :
(a) if it's english, buy a brooks titanium (B17 or Swift) saddle. save 200g (b) buy contemporary titanium BB axle (( ... where ? )) or Phil Wood ?? (c) get hooked clincher rims and stupid-light 170g clinchers. save 200g (d) get a 1970's era aluminum freewheel, or a straight-block 13-18. 100g? (e) hollow chain? whose?
The idea is to find parts that could justifiably be replaced because of wear, or modern parts still available that were available in the 1970's. I'm looking for "subtle" changes that are in the spirit (if not exactly the era) of a 1970's bicycle. Yes, I know that super record is available but i'd rather not stray too far away from a stock bicycle ... (and good SR can be expensive !)
My alan bike had the following things done to it
(c) (d) (f) aluminum upper pivot bolt for campy derailleur, nonstandard
- Don Gillies
San diego, CA