Best Components of the Past
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Easton EC90 handlebars & Easton EC90 seatposts
kAlloy stems
Syntace F99 stems
+1 Troy Watson wheels (I still chat with him on Facebook)
Ron Ruff White Mountain built wheels
SRP fastenrs (anodized aluminum tuning bolts, Ti bolts etc)
Not road bikes but mountain bikes, (Avid SD Ultimate Black Ops Brake Levers)
Still in production today: King Titanium waterbottle cages https://kingcage.com
Mavic Open Pro Rims
3T Funda forks
Reynolds componsite handlebar
Renyolds DV46C rims
kAlloy stems
Syntace F99 stems
+1 Troy Watson wheels (I still chat with him on Facebook)
Ron Ruff White Mountain built wheels
SRP fastenrs (anodized aluminum tuning bolts, Ti bolts etc)
Not road bikes but mountain bikes, (Avid SD Ultimate Black Ops Brake Levers)
Still in production today: King Titanium waterbottle cages https://kingcage.com
Mavic Open Pro Rims
3T Funda forks
Reynolds componsite handlebar
Renyolds DV46C rims
I see people romanticize these bikes but do they really hold up? I have no experience but I imagine a harsh (maybe stiff) aluminum ride that wouldnt be a desireable option by today's standards.raggedtrousers wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:43 pm
2. Klein Quantum. Still one of the best alloy framesets ever made. I lusted after one of these back in the day.
To my knowledge aluminum tubeshapes didnt allow for compliance until recently with hydroform.
They do look amazing.
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The bike holds up fine; gorgeous and stiff.unclearv wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:57 pmI see people romanticize these bikes but do they really hold up? I have no experience but I imagine a harsh (maybe stiff) aluminum ride that wouldnt be a desireable option by today's standards.raggedtrousers wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:43 pm
2. Klein Quantum. Still one of the best alloy framesets ever made. I lusted after one of these back in the day.
To my knowledge aluminum tubeshapes didnt allow for compliance until recently with hydroform.
They do look amazing.
The ride is not comfy; to top it off, the fork will clear 22mm; perhaps 23mm.
So if you ride on rough tarmac, definitely not your ride. If your standards are a Roubaix seat post, probably other options are better. On good roads, it's a great bike.
+1 on Klein. They had the quantum pro in 1993 with threadless forks/aheadset style, press fit bb, internal cable routing, butted/tapered aluminum tubes. 1993 when most of pro peloton was riding steel slx bikes easily 2 lbs heavier.
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Basso Diamante super record EPS 12
BMC slr01 ultegra Di2
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BMC slr01 ultegra Di2
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I remember the 80's Mtb, Suntour Xcpro microdrive. First to introduce compact chainrings?
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I believe that Suntour Superbe Pro was:
1) The lightest of the major racing groupsets
2) The least durable of the major racing groupsets
3) The best shifting close range (racing) rear derailleur, until Suntour's slant parallelogram patent expired; and that plus other improvements (including indexing which worked well) were incorporated in Dura Ace 7400 (1984). That was the beginning of the end of Suntour's heyday.
On my side, I have always been surprised by how the weight was the target on race bike in the past... Remember the Huret derailler , the CLB brakes and mavic or/argent7 rims. There are a lot of examples.
20 years ago, I was crasy about the M2racer proposal for pedals and carbon parts. Here is the real sense of the slogan "think different" in the bicycle field ^^
20 years ago, I was crasy about the M2racer proposal for pedals and carbon parts. Here is the real sense of the slogan "think different" in the bicycle field ^^
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Composite parts made in France
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Weight is no problem to measure, sense, understand and quantify which is why it is so very easy to sell and obsess about. When you're selling (low) weight, it is an absolute measurement that everyone can understand and relate to (and low weight in equipment does in addition to that FEEL great, and feel is a very important part of the enjoyment in addition to once being the guide to what was supposed to be fast/efficient). Now, we have a more nuanced view on what really brings speed and that is sometimes the contrary to light weight. Or, in a perfect world and all else equal, lighter weight is almost always faster, but...
Everyone has a scale, but wind tunnels or rolling resistance drums are few and far between.
Everyone has a scale, but wind tunnels or rolling resistance drums are few and far between.
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What happened after 2010? Mine is 2011raggedtrousers wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:43 pm1. Record 10sp. Arguably the high point of mechanical groupsets in terms of the feel of shifts. Precise, light, and easy to maintain, as well. I still regret passing up the chance to buy a NOS one shortly before Covid.
2. Klein Quantum. Still one of the best alloy framesets ever made. I lusted after one of these back in the day.
3. Cinelli Alter stem. Weighed a ton iirc but just looked awesome on the right bike.
4. Pre 2010 Pegorettis. They were serious, authentic craftsmanship.