Re: [CR] Sea Otter Retro

(Example: Framebuilders:Dario Pegoretti)

From: "Dr. Paul B. Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca>
To: <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:16:36 -0400
In-Reply-To: <20100428001138.2F80119D8D@ug6.ece.ubc.ca>
References: <20100428001138.2F80119D8D@ug6.ece.ubc.ca>
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