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Old May 8th 17, 02:59 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Duane[_3_]
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Default 14 year-old Campy Record shifts like new...

On 08/05/2017 7:26 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 3:53:29 PM UTC-4, Robert Latest wrote:
...after I properly re-sorted the spacers in the rear cassette. Duh.

robert


It's pretty amazing how well a lot of the 1980s (or a lot earlier) stuff still works if it's maintained reasnonably well rather than abused. I have a bicycle with the old Shimano 600 EX stuff on it including the scallop headset and I never have problems with it. I even have a number of NOS Uniglidge cassettes for it. I also have another bicycle with Duara Ace AX on itthat's still going strong. I just adore the stopping power of those brakes. Plus those brakes are the absolute easiest brakes to center if they should ever get knocked off center = just hold the center section of the brake caliper and move it to the centered position = no fuss no bother. My bicycle with the New 600 groupset still shifts flawlessly to. I think thatthe old stuff had a lot less that could go wrong with it in the shifting department.

Cheers


There's a lot to be said for some of the older bikes, especially the
well made ones. I just gave my old Bianchi to someone who needed a bike
and it's still working quite well for them. That said, a lot of the
changes have been improvements in performance or function in my opinion.

My current bike is lighter and handles better, the brifters blow off the
bar end shifters on the Bianchi (at least they were index shifters) and
the gearing is much more suited for the riding I'm doing now on the
current bike. I agree that sometime simpler is easier to maintain but
not always equivalent in function.
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