[CR]Parts modifications

>* Alex Singer (1972 randonneur with Spence Wolf modified Campy ders,
>TA Cyclotouriste, tied and soldered wheels, AS ft rack & stem, Sologne ft
>bag & ft panniers, salmon paint)

When I was reading the VERY impressive list of bikes I started to think about the reason I love bikes. Well there are many, but one of the big ones is the parts. I got into tinkering with bikes because I liked fiddling with limit screws, "B" adjustments, and chainline. Anyway I entered bicycle mechanichood a little late since I didn't start wrenching for a living until the mountian bike age. Alas the days of mechanic as artisin are almost gone since few people want to learn the art of modification.

Well I've learned a few and invented many more, but I know there are many more and I want to hear about some of the "masters" modifications and why. . . this is the kind of thing I could build a web page about. I'm not really looking for tips on how to mill and drill your chainrings, but more about functional, useful modifications. I'd also like to know more about people that built their own parts like Rene Herse and (the American guy whos name escapes right now but made great deraileurs and brilliant dropouts).

thanks, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives

PS: If you really want to give tips on how to drill and mill go right ahead since I love that kind of stuff too.

Brandon and Mitzi's-- "Wurld uv Wunder" http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~capybara/

Monkeyman's on going bicycle part garage sale http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~mkirklan/salepage/garage.html

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