Jon Spangler wrote:
> Dear CR folks,
>
> In order to equip and ride this bike on a regular basis, I would want to
> add braze-on BB cable guides, Campi shift-lever bosses, bottle cage
> mounts, and perhaps TT cable guides. (The frames I'm looking at will
> need painting in any case, as far as I can tell from the pictures, but
> have not been ridden much, if at all.)
>
> Just how "heretical" would this be, and are there any other options
> besides using all-clamp-on components, which I found dysfunctional "back
> in the day." Are there any less-invasive options, such as using the
> plastic under-BB cable guides?
>
Bikes are for riding. If you're not destroying a piece of heritage go for it. Mid 70's bikes didn't have cable routing under the bracket though -- mvg
Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands