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Seven most elegant bicycle components

Your seven favorite components in pictures and captions

Ambrosio girder stem; more elegant than the GB which I love and the modern Nitto which is incredible.

Perfection of form

The most perfectly shaped hubset in my opinion and the engraved Mavic instills character and solidity.

The standard by which all other derailleurs are judged. The dotted background to the embossed words, then the arrows softly bending around the rectangle.

I do not own one. Have always wanted one. They got it right.

In my opinion, the perfect non-aero lever (Modolo professional and Nuovo record are close seconds)

Other than the Nuovo Record, these were heads and shoulders in scupted form above the more staid competition.

Honorable mention

Milremo stem. Would have won if not for the bolted front.

Loved these.

Eclectically Zeus.

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