>>>If I bought a new high-quality frame ........ and I wanted to outfit it for the lightest weight and best performance, what sort of trick parts group would I have used? ....... weyless seat-post maybe. What were the lightest hubs, rims, cranks, pedals derailleurs and brakes at that time? In particular were there any American makers making small runs of light-weight, high- performance road stuff, like High-E for instance?<<<<< Charles Andrews
Charles -
Hi-E hubs for sure. These laced to Mavic Record Du Monde De L'Heure rims made a super light (if somewhat fragile) wheelset. I have this combo, circa '73/4, on my Martin:
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The Huret Jubilee rear derailleur was probably the lightest RD of the period. Also, I believe Sugino had a crank with drilled rings. Wonder how that compares, weight-wise, to Campy of the period? Of course, drillium anything is appropriate. Modolo Pro brakes were pretty cool, and the levers were perforated and counter-sunk, even on the back. Modolo also had their brake levers with the resin bodies, but that may have come a bit later. Anyone know when those levers came out? Gipiemme had a seat post in the late 70's that was significantly lighter than Campy's, but I don't know how it compared to Weyless. OMAS Ti BB.
Cool idea. Love to mix those esoteric parts in a build.
Wayne Bingham
Lovettsville VA