"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <
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> How to be a bike snob:
>
> http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/?id=2005/nelson_bike_snob
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> Phil, Squid-in-Training
>
Good one... Bike snobs are fun to play with, especially our local
race-oriented shops.
My winter project is to construct a mutant road bike with a mixed Suntour
and Campagnolo drivetrain. Running the numbers indicates that Campagnolo
10-speed Ergo shifters should shift a Suntour XC Pro RD with a 8-speed Sachs
cogset. My plan is to strap this stuff on a new 1985 Vitus 979 frame
(lighter than Cannondale CAAD 6) to produce an 18-pound totally-dialed-in
frankenbike in which no 2 parts match.
Its the mix of Simplex, Huret, Suntour, Mavic, Sachs and Campy components
that makes my local shop guys despair.
Ryan: you still using that 3-pulley Suntour ARX rear derailleur? That
indeed would be the finishing touch.