Originally Posted by
w1gfh
Some claim English bikes peaked about 1970 and scorn those built after that. Personally, I'd grab anything with a dynohub and a Brooks saddle.
I have several 70's vintage and I think they peaked in the early 60's. It has a lot to do with when they switched methods of hardening things like hub cones and other wear parts. Also by the mid 60's they were starting to replace pieces that had previously been made out of steel with plastic. Things like the cable fulcrum stop and the pulley wheels for the cable.
Aaron
