Yeah, me too. For the past 28 years I've gotten a current bike or two every year and kept up with the times. But in the last couple of years I've balked at the $8000+ cutting edge entry fee, and besides the old stuff makes me smile and feel different, like I've paid my dues...
(my fixed gear road bikes [Road/Track, Path Racer, ?] make me grin like a mad man)
e-CHUCKIE richie makes me smile in south pasadena, ca
Richard M Sachs wrote:
>
> i figured if it was okay for eddy to jetison the old stuff
> it was okay for me too.
> e-RICHIE
> chuckie makes my earth stand still in
> chester, ct
>
> <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> writes:
> Richard M Sachs wrote:
> >
> > i was in the habit of jetisoning ANYTHING that was
> > replaced by a "newer" version. i mean, who the
> > f$(&^% wanted any of that dated campagnolo stuff
> > on their modern bicycles?
> > e-RICHIE
> > klatu barata nikta
> > chester, ct
>
>
> Some of the stuff I did to my bikes when they were still somewhat new
> (not considered vintage like now) was done for aesthetic reasons. I
> liked the original flat QR cam levers and the straight wheel QRs levers
> and the black hoods. Didn't care if it was dated or not back then. I
> just switch the stuff around to my liking. Usually changed or modifying
> the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) mandated stuff from '78.
> Everything was modern at some point but the aesthetics didn't always
> improve for the better (but mostly for the better I'd add).
>
> e-CHUCKIE
> the day the earth stood still
> south pasadena, ca