Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
Of course, that might be why I don't want to own stuff that pre-dates the 70's much... even though cottered cranks might have been the top of the line gear, I'm not in the mood to start messing with cotters, and I'm not going to own a bike that I don't ride routinely. If I had a lot more storage space, then I might consider a bike that just gets ridden a few times a year.
thankfully Stronglight solved the problem of coffered cranks all the way back in 1933 so it’s possible to build 40’s and 50’s frames without them!
Someday I want to experiment with some of the bizarre early derailleurs, but I’ll match them with the good old 49D.