George,
CLB made very light brakesets too. I believe Mel Pinto Imports and Chris at Velo Orange have NOS ones. They aren't nearly expensive as Campy either.
George Allen Lexington, Kentucky USA
Earle Young wrote:
> George Hollander asked:
>
>> I need help with a period "weight-weenie" project.
>> I have a Vitus frameset ( mid 1980's), and would like to outfit it
>> with the appropriate lightest weight French parts possible, from
>> shifters, to rims, tires, etc.
>> Can members provide me with this information, or make reference to
>> period catalogues?
>
>
> George, Here's what I would use from that era to build an all-French,
> weight-weenie Vitus (remember, some of this will seriously lack
> durability, and other parts will be phenominally expensive)
> Bar & Stem: Bellri made a pretty light stem and bar set that was stock
> on a lot of nice French bikes of that era (besides, stem and bars is
> not a place to cut weight to the limit)
> Headset: Nylfor nylon. Lighter than air, and I think Yellow Jersey has
> them cheap in French thread. Buy a couple.
> Crankset: Stronglight 105 BIS ... factory drillium and classic French
> styling
> Shift set: Huret Jubile. Lightest ever made, and the stuff actually
> works.
> Wheels: Maillard 700 pro hubs with Maillard alloy freewheel, and MAVIC
> OR-7 rims (200 grams!?!), mounted with Clement black label Criterium
> Seta Extra (and some other superlative after that, which I forget now)
> 195-gram silks.
> Brakes: Weinmann 500 sidepulls with drillium levers. Or Mafac 2000.
> The Weinmann's are lighter, but not strictly French.
> Benotto tape
> Simplex alloy seat post and the lightest saddle you are comfortable on.
>
> You can probably build this out at under 15 pounds, but one good
> pothole would destroy most of it. I really like the idea of a French
> weight-weenie bike because the French did make some ridiculously light
> stuff, rather than have medium weight stuff drilled, milled and shaved
> the way Italian stuff is done.
>
> Earle Young,
> Madison, Wisc.
> Offering expert wheelbuilding service for classic and modern bikes.
> http://www.earleyoung.com
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