"I love vintage bikes except for _______"
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...the shortness of my remaining life to enjoy them.
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Not enough gears
Tubular tires (love/hate)
Downtube shifters (ok, it's stem shifters I despise)
heavy 27" wheels (especially steel)
Gas pipe frames
Tubular tires (love/hate)
Downtube shifters (ok, it's stem shifters I despise)
heavy 27" wheels (especially steel)
Gas pipe frames
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The original "cut out seat to protect my er#$*@$" was first made in 1890
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Turkey levers!! Extension levers, Safety levers. Whatever you call them, I usually change then to normal levers then add hoods. I ride on the hoods most of the time. I can deal with most of the other stuff. I don't mind cottered cranks, but haven't had to deal with them lately.
When I was racing, as soon as the aero levers came out, I got them. Not to be more aerodynamic, but to eliminate these loops above the handlebar. It just seemed so much nicer without them.
Now, Aero levers are vintage.
When I was racing, as soon as the aero levers came out, I got them. Not to be more aerodynamic, but to eliminate these loops above the handlebar. It just seemed so much nicer without them.
Now, Aero levers are vintage.
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...sticky brake lever hoods. Everything else is cooler than $#'!
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And I wouldn't touch a bike with aero levers/cables/hoods, unless it can be "undone". Fortunately, I'm discovering that C&V is a big tent.
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You've transposed the 8 and the 9.
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Funny, some of these peeves don't bother me a bit. I was a bike shop mechanic, so I mastered MAFAC and Weinmann brakes. They don't bother me at all. Some single-pivot side-pull brakes work just fine, though a few don't. Turkey levers are usually fine if set up properly. I DO NOT LIKE cottered cranks, and I have enough experience with them to be set in that view. Freewheels aren't my favorites, either, and I usually end up converting my bikes to cassette hubs.
I have comically wide feet, so quill pedals never made sense to me. The quill comes up into the middle of my foot. Ouch! I wish I could use them. The steel Campagnolo Nuovo Record was the most indestructible pedal ever made, and it was beautiful. Toe clips aren't so bad, but I now prefer SPDs. Only my street fixie has toe clips now.
Sure, steel rims suck, but I'm keeping them on my Rudge, as they're working fine. The chrome has come off on parts of them, and the result is that braking has become quite good.
I have comically wide feet, so quill pedals never made sense to me. The quill comes up into the middle of my foot. Ouch! I wish I could use them. The steel Campagnolo Nuovo Record was the most indestructible pedal ever made, and it was beautiful. Toe clips aren't so bad, but I now prefer SPDs. Only my street fixie has toe clips now.
Sure, steel rims suck, but I'm keeping them on my Rudge, as they're working fine. The chrome has come off on parts of them, and the result is that braking has become quite good.
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I love vintage bikes except for:
- Weird threading standards! M5x1, M5x0.9, M5x0.75, French BB/HS, Campy axles, and ANYTHING 26tpi. WHYYY?
- Weird cable ends. Resilion, Huret, Le Cyclo, MAFAC, and even Dia Compe!
- Unknowable seatpost sizes. Trial, meet error. You may go back to square one and pick up your adjustable reamer now.
- Corollary: smushed seatpost binder ears. Le sigh.
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Also, what is a "center-pull pad"? The pads are not centerpull-specific...
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Giving this topic more thought ... I’ll add another one to the list. French bikes ... yes I said it so let the those of you upset with me start forming your diatribes . I love the aesthetics and the geometry , and most important I have owned 4 French bikes (3 Motobecanes & 1 Peugeot PX10). All had a wonderfully sublime and supple ride.
I just can’t stand the non standard components which aren’t getting easier to find even though I was able to purchase a NOS Motobecane fork still in the original packaging for my Grand Jubile when I did the overhaul.
Ultimately what I want is a bike with the looks , geometry and ride of a French bike , but with all standard dimensions so there is no sanding stems or spending hours looking for parts like an new french bottom bracket or paying a premium for a IRD unit and buying French or Swiss cups , etc and etc..
I just can’t stand the non standard components which aren’t getting easier to find even though I was able to purchase a NOS Motobecane fork still in the original packaging for my Grand Jubile when I did the overhaul.
Ultimately what I want is a bike with the looks , geometry and ride of a French bike , but with all standard dimensions so there is no sanding stems or spending hours looking for parts like an new french bottom bracket or paying a premium for a IRD unit and buying French or Swiss cups , etc and etc..
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This has been my experience .. center pulls are only second to cantilevers for me . That ranking order has everything to do with tire clearance and nothing to do with effectiveness as my bike with center pulls stops every bit as good as my bikes with cantis
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That's enough being off topic. What I don't like. I can say all of the stock brakes on my vintage bikes suck. To brake is not a verb, but a suggestion. Or an abstract concept. Either way, not good in an emergency. Also, the stock gears were built for a grimpeur. If an older person like myself wants not to overexert themselves in SW WI, modern gearing is nice. Oh, I do also enjoy modern flexible chains for the option to cross chain.
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