So here's my take on adding braze-ons to an Allegro.
- You are adding $75 of braze-ons to forgo $48 in parts ?? And, you are harming the original state of the frame to overspend on these braze-ons ??
$10 campy NOS top-tube cable clips, 3x, NOS, ebay $20 campy VG clamp-on shifters, net increase in price from $15 for braze-ons $15 campy NOS downtube cable guide $3 stainless bottle clamps from QBP
I don't think it makes much sense, and it might harm the resale value of your original frameset. Think a little bit about the next guy, maybe he's a minimalist fixie rider or collector / restorer ??
There is a good reason to use an under-BB plastic or campy downtube cable guide. The shifter wire will eventually wear through the metal or plastic, at which point you can easily replace the guides and keep riding. Braze-on guides are not so easily replaced.
- Don "retro-grouch" Gillies
San Diego, CA