Old 03-28-24 | 03:44 PM
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jPrichard10
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Bikes: 1976 Merz' Tourer, 1986 Strawberry, 1978 Trek 910, 1982 Trek 950, 1982 Trek 720, 1981 Trek 510

Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, because some of these suggestions here are downright ugly.

Suntour Superbe first generation everything is a win er in my book except the shift levers. Later Cyclone and Sprint downtube shifters win out in my book, although I might be influenced by their performance over every other shifter (yes, I have Simplex Retrofrictions too):



So many of the good lookers are just copies of Campy though. NR brake calipers might by tops in my book, and SR levers.

Best high Flange hubs are C-Record sheriff star by far. Nothing else comes close in my book.

Specialized small flange are nice. No strong opinions on small flange though; Record, first gen DA, Sunshine Pro-Am, Superbe are all equally nice.
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Runner ups:
Super Record of course, DA 7700 but with a 7410 crankset, Shimano 6207. New Gran Compe levers are fantastic too.
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