Re: [CR]Super LJ brazed on mounts. Path racers. maintenance?

(Example: Racing:Roger de Vlaeminck)

From: <CYCLESTORE@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 20:09:02 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Super LJ brazed on mounts. Path racers. maintenance?
To: feldmans1@earthlink.net, REClassicBikes@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


David,

You must mean the maintenance needs of a non powered (except by human power) lawn mower when compared to fixed or freewheel single gear.

Nes pas,

Gilbert Anderson, Raleigh, NC USA

In a message dated 8/1/02 5:32:17 PM, feldmans1@earthlink.net writes:

<< Branching the topic off a little (apologies, Dale) but I think one thing

that has revived interest in quality single-speed bikes a;nd frames built

for single speed use is the greater maintainance needs of contemporary

derailleur bikes. A 1960 road bike with Campagnolo Record or French parts,

a 1975 bike with Suntour Cyclone derailleurs, had roughly the maintainance

needs of a power lawn mower.

A 2002 bike with, say, Chorus 10 has the relative maintainance needs of an

Alfa-Romeo. A number of riders in my region admit that they have fixed

gear/single speed bikes because they don't like the speed with which their

derailleur bikes need new chains, cassettes, and cable maintainance!

David Felman

Vancouver, WA >>

Gilbert Anderson

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