Gettin' my grump on: don't call a few piece set of things a "group!"

[Ralph]

Sometimes I see groups listed at same price as individual items add up to. Always need to check.

[bigbill]

Originally Posted by El Chaba

On another high note, in the 80's the Mavic SSC group came with headset, crank, BB, pedals, seatpost, bars, stem, brakes, f&r derailleurs, shifters, hubs, and rims...

I didn't get rims. 30 years later I feel cheated by those Wolbers.

[zmudshark]

Originally Posted by bigbill

I didn't get rims. 30 years later I feel cheated by those Wolbers.

Still round and true ?

[bigbill]

Originally Posted by zmudshark

Still round and true ?

Sold the bike in 89. It was a Pinarello and the Mavic stuff was sweet but I had to pare down to 1 road bike and 1 MTB so I kept a Mercian and a Raleigh MTB.

[johnniecakes]

I need a pair of brifters and a seat pin before I can put on my kit

[homagesilkhope]

Originally Posted by msngr

“Handlebars”

It is one friggin bar. It is a handlebar. Stop pluralizing it!

Maybe it's one bar but they come with two distinct handles, left and right, compared - say - to the tiller in an early automobile (or bicycle?). Don't know about the rest of the English-speaking world, but the plural form seems pretty well established here in the US of A.

Interestingly, the noun is singular in Spanish, Italian, French, and German, so there's that. Same in Japanese ("han-do-ru"), but then the Japanese don't really do plurals in the "western" way. In Hindi it's a rough equivalent of "steeringbar." Wonder about Chinese: that culture likely uses the term more than the rest of us combined, so that should count for something.

[weisan]

Originally Posted by homagesilkhope

Wonder about Chinese: that culture likely uses the term more than the rest of us combined, so that should count for something.

我们华人喜欢杀一警百.

[soulspinner]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

now that's funny.

What does Clint know? He is holding a Pabst Blue Ribbon. Isnt a group only 8 parts? I never bought a group (grouppo) that had a post or headset etc.