Originally Posted by
Bad Lag
British bikes were "stodgy" and focused on 3 speed "English racers".
French bikes had non-standard threading.
American bikes were just "gas pipe specials".
That leaves the Italians, who made light weight, high performance bikes.
Here's a "Stodgy" British bike for you built in 1985 fillet brazed slx at 18.5 lbs. it will absolutely trash the Colnago and Cinelli I had.