Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Yeah, there are far too many standards, but thank goodness there are only two types of brake shoes, the bolt-on and the rod.
Engineering joke: The great thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from!