weight-weenies, old school

[Climb01742]

once upon a time, drilling was how riders shaved grams. checkout these cool old photos. the drilled shift levers are particularly gorgeous, IMO:

http://www.velo-retro.com/peterjohnson.html


http://www.velo-retro.com/spivey1.html

[Fixed]

bro machinest art imho thanks
cheers

[catulle]

I rode a friend's Zeus for a couple of years and I thought the drilled parts were just the best. That was one beautiful bicycle. As a matter of fact, I was going to post about drilled parts a while back. I often think about how nice it'd be to drill the Record components. With all the carbon stuff I guess drilling is no longer an option; too bad.

[Smiley]

don't try that with any carbon bits :)

[Serpico]

there's some guys who have swiss-cheesed new gear, over at weightweenies

:eek:

[jemoryl]

Love the lugwork on that frame, but the drillium on the brake levers and shifters is downright scary.

[zap]

don't try that with any carbon bits :)

If you know what your doing, you can.

[catulle]

If you know what your doing, you can.

Hello, you're here... Bit...

[davids]

http://fp.uni.edu/lynch/rococo.4.jpg

[catulle]

Campagnolo = aerodynamic
Shimano = rococo

[Grant McLean]

http://www.cycles-yokoo.co.jp/derosa.html


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[catulle]

http://www.cycles-yokoo.co.jp/derosa.html
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Those were the Faberge days.
This is now:

[J.Greene]

once upon a time, drilling was how riders shaved grams. checkout these cool old photos. the drilled shift levers are particularly gorgeous, IMO:

http://www.velo-retro.com/peterjohnson.html


http://www.velo-retro.com/spivey1.html

I have seen the bike in person. I find the frame more interesting than the parts. Peter Johnson has an neat story to tell as a framebuilder.

JG

[stevep]

http://www.cycles-yokoo.co.jp/derosa.html


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grant,
obtuce wants to order one of those but in compact....
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[obtuse]

grant,
obtuce wants to order one of those but in compact....
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hey-

i said slooping not compact...

obtuse

[Grant McLean]

hey-

i said slooping not compact...

obtuse

takes two to tango

:)

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