Re: [CR]Nagasawa track bikes

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Ideale)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 22:20:43 -0500
Subject: Re: [CR]Nagasawa track bikes
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>


yes. no. no. no. dunno. yes.

i'm saying that i personally cannot eschew* them due to the "labor saving" reasons because history has shown that they pre-date the ones we all love - the campagnolo 1053 set - with all the gee-gaws added on. there's no disputin' that. are they great for track frames? all that matters is if itcheygoomie nagasawa likes them and feels he's not stepping backwards in choosing them. would i use them? yes - but i wouldn't turn my back on the gee-gawed ones either. it would depend on the application. heck - if he's going to the effort to eliminate some elbow grease so that his output is streamlined, why not gussy them up. to my eye they are a little much, but i'm a long time nagasawa but boy so i'll cut him more slack than most.

e-RICHIE chester, ct * i just wanted to use "eschew" in a sentence.

<chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> writes: So Richie, are you saying that you like plug-in dropouts, or that they are not new, or that they are great for track bikes, or that...?????????????????????????????

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

Richard M Sachs wrote:
>
> just for the %#(&^ ] of it i'll add:
> i've done a few repairs in my time and have been pleasantly
> surprised at the construction quality i've seen in the 20s/30s,
> etecetereterera frames built by the drysdales and pop brennans
> of the world. these were true track frames built for the original
> six-day era.
> many/most of these had plug-in dropouts.
> proper-issimo.
> e-RICHIE
> chester, ct