Ah, well to each thier own. I had never had an issue with 105 when I started "for reals" riding in the late 80s so I usually just upgraded to that whenever I got a bike with Campy stuff. Thank you for reminding me that I am also no racer and did not and do not ride for "performance" but more just to ride, and often found older components lacking. Also since I am usually on a pretty tight budget I could most of the time flip the campy components for the cost of the entire bike to keep the ball rolling, as it were. On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Matthew J <matthewj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > While the frame is beautiful I just could not see using 35 year old > components just to keep it "original." I have owned many > > racing frames from that time period and even the high end campy stuff is > not as reliable as the entry level stuff you can find in > > any LBS today. This is just IMO, I have done a few resto-mods on these > older bikes and was always happier with newer > > components than the outdated stuff the bikes came with. > > I guess I wonder what you mean by performance. With the exception of the > brakes, I built up my 30 year anniversary Spectrum with mainly period parts > (Peter Wiegle modified Stronglight Cranks and Campy Hubs!). I am no racer, > but the bike is wonderful for the sunny weekend 60 to 75 milers I like to > do. > > The Campy SR derailleurs, brake levers and cables have never given me any > problems. Simplex Retrofriction shift like a charm. I greased the Suntour > freewheel twice since I built the bike. I have a FW grease adapter that > makes it simple. Otherwise I am not even sure I had to. > > As I am between touring bikes at the moment, I recently took it on a 4 day > mini-tour, LaCrosse to Chicago with a large Caradice Saddle Bag. Worked > like a charm. (one benefit if you will of the drought here in the Midwest > is being able to tour without fenders). > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/57976152@N07/5462707215/in/photostream > > On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 5:02:24 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: > >> While the frame is beautiful I just could not see using 35 year old >> components just to keep it "original." I have owned many racing frames >> from that time period and even the high end campy stuff is not as reliable >> as the entry level stuff you can find in any LBS today. This is just IMO, I >> have done a few resto-mods on these older bikes and was always happier with >> newer components than the outdated stuff the bikes came with. I once had a >> 70s Olmo that was all top end campy, and while beautiful did not perform >> nearly as well as the Shimano 105 components that replaced it. I recently >> sold off a lot of older campy parts so I know there is a market out there >> but just not my cup of tea. >> >> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 5:48 PM, pb <pbrid...@aol.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 11:24:21 AM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: >>>> >>>> That thing is screaming for a touring double and a 225mm Technomic >>>>> stem. >>>>> >>>> >>> Hmmmn. My response is rather different -- that it is quietly asking for >>> the respect it deserves. >>> >>> I'll admit that I would prefer to see Campy NR cranks. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/** >>> msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/**S8EjWDk8aVEJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/S8EjWDk8aVEJ>. >>> >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.**com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bun...@** >>> googlegroups.com. >>> >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en> >>> . >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/xilAr_Q_TxsJ. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
