Re: [CR] Sea Otter Retro

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:08:43 +0000 (UTC)
From: <billydavid13@comcast.net>
To: "Dr. Paul B. Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca>
In-Reply-To: <COL114-W896F571AE4ECE9DDD66A9E4020@phx.gbl>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Sea Otter Retro


Hi Paul, all. I prefer shoulder pads to the perpetuation of the 144 bcd. Billy [just sayin'] Ketchum; Chicago, IL; USA.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Paul B. Williams"
To: gillies@ece.ubc.ca, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 7:16:36 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [CR] Sea Otter Retro


Everything old is new again - one thing we can thank the "messenger" and "fixie" fad for! Those cranks look great - wonder if they will reproduce a double chainring version? Now, let's hope the current craze for 80s shoulderpads is short-lived!

Paul Williams, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Dr. Paul B. Williams, BAH, MPhil, PhD Instructor, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada


> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:11:38 -0700
> From: gillies@ece.ubc.ca
> Subject: Re: [CR] Sea Otter Retro
>
> You know you're old when bike parts-makers start reproducing the stuff
> from your youth and labeling it, "Revival Components".  Yeah that's me.
> I need to be revived !!  sheesh ...
>
> Not only are the parts-makers imitating campagnolo parts ...
>
>   http://www.interlocracing.com/cranks.html
>
> But now FSA is imitating the sugino mighty victory parts ...
>
>   http://road.cc/content/image/15284-fsa-gimondi-chainsetjpg
>
> Sheesh !!  What will we have next, SR-Suntour Ultrurb grouppos ??
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA