Is a lugged steel frame with mech. and rim brakes analogous to a fine analog watch?

[vav]

[ripvanrando]

My analog watches are in the safe, above which hang a 1972 Italian Masi GC and a lovely old Peter Mooney. Neither get any use anymore, so, yes they are analogous for me.

[Kirk Pacenti]

I like these two; what are they?

[mcteague]

I'm not into watches at all but this link was on Service Course Cycle Studio's Facebook page today.

https://watchjournal.com/the-cult-of-dario-pegoretti/

Tim

[Toeclips]

I get you

For me it's the campy rear derailleur

[jamesdak]

Originally Posted by Kirk Pacenti

I like these two; what are they?

Giordana XL Super:



Fuji Opus III:

[Bob Ross]

I don’t get the appeal of wristwatches, period.

Bikes I get.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by reuben

IMHO, that's hideous.

AND GD expensive!! Geez, PT Barnum would be proud.

The price tag? A whopping $980,000

[hampco]

Ok, I'll play:

[Steve in SLO]

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[e-RICHIE]

Lugs, and or having them at the ends of a tube, don't equate to anything. They're small objects used for a joining process. The analogy with mechanical watches doesn't translate because all watches were once wind-ups. Just like many industrial made bicycles once had lugs and were made by hand (either en masse at a factory or one at a time by a maker.)

If there was a way to delineate between bicycle frames with lugs and the level of assembly to which they're made, maybe that could be a bracket analogous with independent watchmakers, those in the AHCI for example.

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by Coffee Rider

I have a long-term project that is getting a bit closer to fruition. While I have a variety of different modern and modern-ish bikes (see the galleries), I'm particularly excited about this project involving lugged steel with mechanical (Campagnolo of course) and rim brakes. I was thinking this evening that a bike like this is an analog bike analogous to a fine analog watch. What does the peanut gallery think of this analogy?

This is a way to distract myself from a plumbing leak and resultant damage being fixed right before we have family coming to stay with us and needing to make big grown up life decisions. Maybe, if I keep dreaming of bikes, that will keep me from getting old Perhaps the same with sports cars.

You probably know that Kevin who owns California Bicycles on La Jolla Blvd. is very hip to these bikes and often has so esoteric older components in stock, right?

[Coffee Rider]

Originally Posted by Ken Robb

You probably know that Kevin who owns California Bicycles on La Jolla Blvd. is very hip to these bikes and often has so esoteric older components in stock, right?

Actually, I did not, though south of Del Mar is like the far side of the world to me. I'll have to check it out sometime. I try to tell myself (well, mainly my wife), that the bike collection makes more sense than a watch collection since I don't wear a watch.

[FlashUNC]

They're not. Even the oldest and most reputable cycling brands are fly-by-night operations compared to some of the oldest and most well-regarded watch companies.

[JedB]

Originally Posted by Coffee Rider

Actually, I did not, though south of Del Mar is like the far side of the world to me. I'll have to check it out sometime. I try to tell myself (well, mainly my wife), that the bike collection makes more sense than a watch collection since I don't wear a watch.

It's probably saving you a couple of extra zeros in the $$ as well.