Re: [CR] drillium headset?

From: "Mark Lawrence" <mark.lawrence@firstreadthis.com>
To: "David G. White" <whiteknight@burlingtontelecom.net>, classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:17:12 +0100
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Subject: Re: [CR] drillium headset?

Gosh!

Is there a purity standard for drillium, as there is an assay for gold and I suppose a half-life for plutonium?

Mark Lawrence Oxford United Kingdom

________________________________________ From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of David G. White [whiteknight@burlingtontelecom.net] Sent: 30 June 2009 00:02 To: classicrendezvous Subject: Re: [CR] drillium headset?

Randy,

That's nothing. Art Stump was waaaay out there with drillium headsets.

You can see some examples here:

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Stump_art/Stump_Art_bike1.htm http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Stump_art/Stump_bike2_2.htm http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/CoolBikes/Stump/ http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Stump_art/Stump_bike_CA.htm

(Mine is the last one, above, before I cleaned it up).

Best,

David

David G. White Burlington, VT

randy dugan wrote:
> hi,
>
> i've seen a lot of holes in a lot of bikes, but today i saw this:
>
> http://www.speedbicycles.ch/331/win_016.html
>
> photo shows one countersunk hole drilled in each wrench face of a steel campagnolo adjustable HS cup.
>
> is this a "official" colnago modification? anyone seen another drillium headset?
>
> looks like that might be a homemade alloy locknut as well. does anyone recognize the locknut?
>
> cheers,
> randy dugan
> van nuys, ca usa