Well gang,
I seems like Confente's were cheap but heavy in the good ole days.
Just kidding.
Yours in Cycling,
Gilbert Anderson
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On Jun 3, 2005, at 10:21 PM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org
wrote:
>> Tom Dalton wrote:
>>
>>> Duane Kennard posted a link to a NOS TITANIO freewheel. Wasn't there
>>> also a ti-bone-ium chain that Regina made? Does anyone know when
>>> these came about? how much they cost? whether they were produced for
>>> some time? or perhaps were discontinued because they all exploded or
>>> were way too expensive? Anyone ever use one? Any war stories?
>>
>> One of my co-workers at Trek had one on his Vitus, along with a Zeus
>> freewheel (lighter than the Regina Ti). The whole bike (Jubilee
>> derailleurs, Zeus 2000 crank and Ti BB and pedals, Stronglight
>> headset,
>> Hi-E wheels with Clement silk track tires, etc.) tipped the scales at
>> a
>> tad over 14 pounds, which was pretty good for early 80's technology.
>>
>> IIRC, the chain cost ~$150 at the time.
>
> Yup, the Regina ti chain was around $125 to $150 at the same period
> that
> a custom Confente frame cost $425!!!
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, CA