I have owned a few of the same parts for 20+ years and I now know what a good value it was, and am skeptical that modern-sourced parts will show similar long-term value, based on forced obsolescence if nothing else.
Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Harris Spracher Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 5:32 PM To: OROBOYZ@aol.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]"Campagnolo NR/SR extremely inexpensive"
I am with you Dale,it seems as though with time it became less and less expensive.Plus in the day you could actually buy parts for it.What a deal! My 2 cents, Harris Spracher Waynesboro,Va.
OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 3/27/2005 8:20:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, earle.young@tds.net writes:
<< Ted, I beg to differ. Campagnolo Nuovo/Super Record was extremely inexpensive when bought new. In more than 20 years of ownership, I have never had to replace a major component, and a custom frame with full kit was $1500 or so. Given the cost per year, I'd call that a bargain. Campagnolo is never CHEAP, but that's different. >>
I guess time passes and perspectives change but I can tell you it sure seemed like a helluva a lot of money to us lower middle class folks back then. "Extremely inexpensive" is not an accurate description of how the folks felt who I knew & hung with back then. "Damned expensive but worth it" it more like it.
Dale Brown
Greensboro, North Carolina USA