Re: [CR]Yesterday's equipment in modern races

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

From: "stevens" <stevens@veloworks.com>
To: "Raoul Delmare" <Raoul.L.Delmare@worldnet.att.net>, "C.R. List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Bruce C." <BruceCumberland@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Yesterday's equipment in modern races
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 07:19:50 -0700
In-Reply-To: <002001c43824$b6871260$e64efea9@oemcomputer>
References: <20040512.082124.2596.23.richardsachs@juno.com>


On Wed, 12 May 2004 08:25:44 -0500, Raoul Delmare wrote
> When I wrote the message that BEGAN this "thread", I DID
> indeed propose using vast amounts of money to form a team, to
> race on new steel frames fitted with "vintage" (1968 - 1977)
> equipment (from both Italia and France).
>
> I speculated "our" team could win races.
>
> One of my main points was:
>
> "Gain PUBLIC acknowledgement of the fact that a
> 21 pound bicycle, using a new steel frame-set,
> and component parts from around 1968 - 1977 ...
> CAN be very competitive against an entirely
> made-in-2004 19-pound bicycle ."

An entirely made-in-2004 19-pound bicycle would be a low-to-mid range production road bike from a company like Jamis.

How would the 21-pound bike with obsolete components compete against the 15-pound wunder-bikes that the pros are riding ... remember, Cannondale had to ADD weights to Gilberto Simoni's bike during last year's Tour to make it meet the UCI's 6.8 kg (14.96 lbs) minimum weight limit.

Their best options for winning races would be in the flat, hard races, like Paris-Roubaix, where a heavier bike is actually preferred ... but not the really hilly or mountainous races.

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