I like the mix and match idea -- best of the breed for each component!
David
Duane Kennard wrote:
>
> What do you like?
>
> At about that time I was drooling over Zeus 2000! That would get my vote.
> Some people really liked the colored Galli groups... Others favored
> Suntour Superbe. Hi-E & Weyless stuff is interesting, but it wouldn't
> make a complete group. You could always mix & match ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Duane Kennard
>
>
> On Sep 21, 2004, at 3:37 PM, David G. White wrote:
>
>> I'm seeking ideas for really cool late 70s, early 80s gear with which
>> to build up my Ron Stout frame. Here's my current thinking. I've got
>> a 1974 Jack Taylor that I've had since it was new that I'm going to
>> restore with Nuovo Record gear. I've got an early 80s Colnago Super
>> with a mix of era-appropriate Colnago pantographed items and Campy
>> Super Record. My recent 1973 Colin Laing purchase I'll restore with
>> 1st generation Dura Ace. So I've got those three major product line
>> bases covered. Which leads me back to -- what to do with my late
>> 70s/early 80s Ron Stout?
>>
>> It's a gorgeous frame (to my eyes, at least). Clean, lovely lines --
>> Prugnat lugs, Cinelli fork crown, Cinelli-style fast back seat
>> stays. I could do the obvious and build it with Super Record, but
>> I'm thinking since the Colnago Super has that covered, I'd like to do
>> something different. But I don't know what.
>>
>> I've got a sweet wheelset with Phil Wood hubs and Mavic MA-40 rims
>> for which I have no current plans. They've got me thinking about
>> using them as a starting point for a "cream of the crop" selection of
>> gear other than Campy or Shimano. But I was out of touch with the
>> industry during that period and must admit to a major gap in my
>> knowledge (one of many such gaps).
>>
>> So I ask the CR list's input. What would you pick, if you wanted to
>> build a high end circa 1980 frame with high end gear other than Campy
>> or Shimano?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> David -- I can hardly wait to hear the responses -- White
>> Burlington, VT