Yup- nothing much has changed. It's not any better, it's not any worse than the bikes of yeteryear. Tom Martin Oakland CA
-----Original Message----- From: John Thompson [mailto:john@os2.dhs.org] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 8:48 PM To: 'Classic Rendezvous Bike List' Subject: Re: [CR]RD small part compatibility or (mostly) lack thereof
Tom Martin wrote:
> Call me a heretic, but I'll venture to say the compatibility issues
> with modern components are less than what we had to deal with on vintage
stuff.
> At the very least, it's not any worse.
>
> Today, modern components use BSA threading for components and metric
> threading for accessories. And once in a while there's an italian BB
> and headset to deal with. No more french, swiss, torrington, whitworth,
etc.
> threading to be surprised and aggravated.
Instead today we have in bottom bracket/cranks Octalink, Isis, Campy, and whatever that new Dura-Ace thing is called. For pedals, there's SPD, Look, Campy, and goodness knows what else -- each with their own special cleats. And what about shifter/brifters, cassettes, and chains? And is it even possible to buy a non-proprietary factory-built wheel anymore?
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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA