Nick Zatezalo wrote:
> Why would any one want to place Italian components
> on a French bicycle?
> I have owned 30-40 Italian bicycles and never once
> thought of using French
> components on any of them. My one French bicycle was
> equipped with all
> French components. Just wondering.
Why, because one wants either the best, the lightest, the least costly, the most technologically advanced for its time, the coolest looking, what's available, etc.
On my British frame, I have a mix of components that are: French, British, German, Swiss, Italian, Japanese and American, for all of the above reasons.
Emanuel Lowi
Montreal, Quebec