[CR]Pinnacle of the vintage lightweight era?

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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:41:46 -0500
From: "Chris Beyer" <beyerc@mailserver.volvo.com>
To: Leonard Bulger <bulger@erim-int.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <3ABBA3C4.E958825A@erim-int.com>
Subject: [CR]Pinnacle of the vintage lightweight era?

Leonard, et al:

Now you're speaking my language. But I'd vote for a British Club-racer style bike with a Sturmey-Archer hub, such as a FM. They shift positively, every time, which is more than you can say for the Cyclo.........Hub-gear bikes have that same uncluttered grace and simplicity as track bikes, but they're useable And I'm unconvinced that 7, 8, 9, and10-speed cassettes have made our cycling lives any better.

Chris Beyer Epicyclic Bloomfield, NJ

Leonard Bulger wrote:
> How about an Alan Super Record with titanium Galli group and tapered
> roller bearings? Or maybe the original Klein Stage? Bikes went
> downhill after that time.
> Seriously, I suppose the pinnacle would be a good 1940's 531 DB frame
> with a Nivex or French Cyclo derailleur. Bikes haven't gotten any
> better since then; it's just that the fads change.
>
> Leonard Bulger
> temporarily sunny Ann Arbor