Re: [CR]What is the worst bike componrnt ever made?

(Example: Framebuilding:Norris Lockley)

From: "Diane Feldman" <feldmanbike@home.com>
To: <Lsquaredb@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <b4.133229e8.27eff1aa@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]What is the worst bike componrnt ever made?
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:19:43 -0800


Maybe Lambert merchandise should be excluded from this discussion; kind of given a "lifetime achievement award." For every turkey that Campy made, for instance, there's Super Record, Chorus 8, an excellent rim line, for
instance.
DF


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From: Lsquaredb@aol.com
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Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 5:13 PM
Subject: [CR]What is the worst bike componrnt ever made?



> I took a look around my basementand found:
> Columbus seatpost
> 3 Gran Turismos
> 1 pr M71's 1I pr Synchro 1 levers
> 1 single pulley Sport on a bike
> AVA stems and bars
> 1 dead Superbe Tech rear derailleur
> Lotsa Valentinos and Veloxes
> Lotsa Plastic Simplex junk
> Lotsa Cyclo Bends-A-Lot
>
> I probably should get a Lambert fork, bivalent hubs, and a lugged I-bike to
> round out the collection ;-)
>
> Leonard Bulger
> Ann Arbor
>
> Harvey wrote:
> Here's a short list, inspired by the "should have known better:"Campag Sport
> derailleur, and the other one-jockey-wheel units. As the freewheel cog gets
> smaller, it progressively engages fewer teeth, guaranteeing early failure by
> skipping. All this because someone was too lazy to look at the relative
> friction losses of chain deflections and stuff.Campag Gran Turismo Rear Chain
> Strangler. Heavy enough to emulate a tandem by itself. Shift waulity worse
> than old plastic Simplex. All in all, a thoroughly useless bit of junk --
> not quite heavy enough for a good boat anchor.Cinelli M-71 WidowMaker Pedals.
> When lying on one's side after an "incident," really, really, awkward to
> reach the release lever to get out. If the accident hadn't sheared it clean
> off.Early Cinelli Bi-Valent hubs, which managed to kill a brilliant concept
> by making the parts too fragile for intended use.Boy, do I have enemies
> now!harvey sachs(who has one bike with the Cinellis stuff, for gentle riding)