Best looking components, let's list them all!
03-31-24, 08:08 PM
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1977 schwinn stema
I've always thought the stem on the '77 Schwinn's is perfection. Structural loading wise, there is nothing extraneous about the design. Removal of any of the understated curvaceous shape would lessen it, but adding anything more would just be needless ornamentation. And to grace such a humble bicycle such as the Schwinn LeTour... that made it a great design, accessable to the humble masses.
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04-01-24, 09:41 PM
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Weren't the Schwinn stems like those just GB Normas?
04-02-24, 05:02 AM
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Deltas have their fans. I nominate them for “most polarizing bicycle component” …in both the appearance and function categories (although in the function category, the vast majority of their detractors have never owned, ridden or in many cases ever seen a pair in person)
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04-02-24, 09:01 AM
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replacement crankset heading for my copperplate special.
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04-02-24, 03:59 PM
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I've always liked the Huret cable guide - it's the one component on my PX-10 where I opted to not use Simplex.
04-02-24, 08:53 PM
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The most beautiful and comfortable brake levers and hoods I've ever used (Modolo, for Mavic, logo engraved):
Of course classic MAFAC levers are nice too.
And another prize possession:
Of course classic MAFAC levers are nice too.
And another prize possession:
Last edited by Charles Wahl; 04-02-24 at 08:59 PM.
