Originally Posted by
samburger
For comparative purposes, can you please explain what the alternatives are to: seats, handlebars, brakes, & cranksets? For clipless pedals, it's platform pedals. For derailleurs, it's SS. I can't quite figure out how the other items you mentioned fit into this category of optional parts though...

No clipless pedals, no derailleurs...and no saddle! He's still got bars and a crank though.