Oh the humanity! a little rant

[Grant McLean]

We all love this little sport of ours, and the passions sometimes unleashed.

Like steel frames. What goes better with steel frames than Campagnolo, right?
Get this: there will be no more 28.6 clamp campagnolo front derailleurs! That's right folks,
you read that correctly. It's over.

Obviously sales of parts specifically for steel bikes isn't funding the Campagnolo
family fortunes, but isn't this a sin? Call the Pope!

It's an oversized, brazed-on world out there my friends. Deal with it.
Or stock up from ebay or something. Or pop can shims....

The question is: what's next to go? 27.2 seat posts?

-g

[atmo]

don't worry atmo -
we resurrected the classic h'bars market.
next target: vicenza.

think outside the spice roads atmo.

[Grant McLean]

P.S. - help out our brutha Serpico, he needs a clamp.

See his WTB in the classifieds! stop the insanity!


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[Louis]

Originally Posted by Grant McLean

P.S. - help out our brutha Serpico, he needs a clamp.

See his WTB in the classifieds! stop the insanity!

Oh, this one is a real can o' corn !!!

That what he gets for going with Campag. Would not be a problem with those other guys...

Based on your choices you get the leadership you deserve and you get the components you deserve.

I've been frowning ever since all the parts started turning black only. What's the world coming to. Just when I have the time to spend on bicycles Campagnolo decides to go black. And carbon. Actually, it all started when Dylan turned born-again, atmo. I bet he sent W a check. No respect. No consideration. Black is the absence of color and I'm from the color generation. I'm turning in to pray. Nite, nite, folks...

[Grant McLean]

Originally Posted by Louis

That what he gets for going with Campag.

Didn't shimano stop making 28.6 clamps in mtb derailleurs
a few years ago? All the shimano ones seem to come in
35mm with a bag of shims in the box.

g

[shinomaster]

I hate to say it but.......maybe my campy love is waning.

[Louis]

How many MTBs come with 28.6 STs these days?

[Big Dan]

Originally Posted by Grant McLean

Didn't shimano stop making 28.6 clamps in mtb derailleurs
a few years ago? All the shimano ones seem to come in
35mm with a bag of shims in the box.

g

Is this what you need???

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...t%20Derailleur

[Louis]

Originally Posted by Big Dan

Is this what you need???

Nah, they prefer the Campy for $99...

[Grant McLean]

Originally Posted by Big Dan

Is this what you need???

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...t%20Derailleur

um. no.

Our pal "Serpico" needs a Chorus-like front derailleur from 1998-2006 ish
to steal the 28.6 clamp of it.

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=25377

g

[cadence90]

How come Campa is putting their decal on Terraplane seat-tubes, if they are not even supplying the right-sized clamps anymore? Those damn*d EYEtalians....

[Grant McLean]

Originally Posted by Louis

How many MTBs come with 28.6 STs these days?

Lots of Rivendellers want triples with smaller rings, no?

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[Louis]

Originally Posted by Grant McLean

Lots of Rivendellers want triples with smaller rings, no?

g

You edited before I got to it! MTB's from Walnut Creek was news to me!

They've always been a Shimano shop anyway...

[L84dinr]

Originally Posted by catulle

I've been frowning ever since all the parts started turning black only. What's the world coming to. Just when I have the time to spend on bicycles Campagnolo decides to go black. And carbon. Actually, it all started when Dylan turned born-again, atmo. I bet he sent W a check. No respect. No consideration. Black is the absence of color and I'm from the color generation. I'm turning in to pray. Nite, nite, folks...

Actually black is all colors combined. Just imagine one day you have silver parts... the next day pink etc...