Re: [CR]Really cool early 80s gear - mix & match!

(Example: Production Builders:Teledyne)

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:09:41 +0200 (MEST)
From: "kim klakow" <Akimbo71@gmx.net>
To: "David G. White" <whiteknight@adelphia.net>
References: <4150D4CB.2070809@adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Really cool early 80s gear - mix & match!
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Alright:

Ofmega Mistral Crank and Derailleurs, Modolo Pro Brakes, Nitto Bars (the funky drop ones), Mavic Hubs ... did i forget anything?

greets,Kim klakow berlin germany


> OK. So I've gotten some terrific ideas, but I want to push the envelope.
> Let's go for the mix and match idea. I want to hear specific
> recommendations for specific individual non-Campy, non-Shimano items --
> what is the most wonderful late 70s, early 80 rear derailleur? How about
> the brake calipers. Or the shift levers. Crankset? What about
> handlebars, or saddle-- or even seatpost! If money were no object, what
> individual pieces would you drool over?
>
> I want to hear it all! Come-on folks! Lay it on me!
>
> David -- I'm in equipment lust tonight -- White
> Burlington, VT
>
> >
> >
> > "David G. White" <whiteknight@adelphia.net> wrote:
> >
> > I'm seeking ideas for really cool late 70s, early 80s gear with
> > which to
> > build up my Ron Stout frame. Here's my current thinking. I've got a
> > 1974 Jack Taylor that I've had since it was new that I'm going to
> > restore with Nuovo Record gear. I've got an early 80s Colnago
> > Super with
> > a mix of era-appropriate Colnago pantographed items and Campy Super
> > Record. My recent 1973 Colin Laing purchase I'll restore with 1st
> > generation Dura Ace. So I've got those three major product line
> bases
> > covered. Which leads me back to -- what to do with my late
> > 70s/early 80s
> > Ron Stout?
> >
> > It's a gorgeous frame (to my eyes, at least). Clean, lovely lines --
> > Prugnat lugs, Cinelli fork crown, Cinelli-style fast back seat
> > stays. I
> > could do the obvious and build it with Super Record, but I'm
> thinking
> > since the Colnago Super has that covered, I'd like to do something
> > different. But I don't know what.
> >
> > I've got a sweet wheelset with Phil Wood hubs and Mavic MA-40 rims
> > for
> > which I have no current plans. They've got me thinking about using
> > them
> > as a starting point for a "cream of the crop" selection of gear
> other
> > than Campy or Shimano. But I was out of touch with the industry
> > during
> > that period and must admit to a major gap in my knowledge (one of
> > many
> > such gaps).
> >
> > So I ask the CR list's input. What would you pick, if you wanted to
> > build a high end circa 1980 frame with high end gear other than
> > Campy or
> > Shimano?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > David -- I can hardly wait to hear the responses -- White
> > Burlington, VT
> >
> >
> >
> >
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