Originally Posted by 55/Rad
I too was a bit dismayed that friction was the only viable option but I felt that if I wanted a period bike, re-learning it would be the way to go. And after only a week or so, it became second nature again. Sure, I have different habits than with Ergo or STI, but I don't feel friction as a handicap at all.
If I'm doing the hammer ride with the big boys, I don't really want to be on the 22 pound steelie anyway when there are other good options in the stable for those days. Which means that outside of racing - real or imagined - the C-Record equipped bike is ideal for anything.
Well, big hill days excluded. The 52/42 - 13/23 combo can be rough on those days.
55/Rad
Maybe you are right Rad...... This is suppose to be my "Period Bike". A ride that represents something important from my past, however flawed it maybe, it's the period of the moment. However to be precise it was Dura Ace 7400 8speed Indexed
I suppose that's why I bought the Trek 5000 in 1988 instead of that C-Record Colnago, Performance was more important at the time.
Cuda, I'm not sure I follow your comment on Index not being able to cover the the whole cassette in one Swipe. My Indexed Dura Ace Down tube system was as simple as pulling the lever the full range, and you didn't have to spend time fiddling back and forth, snap, it was in gear, no fuss no muss, that would be more important to me . On my 2006 Record it nearly shifts the entire range in one stroke , either way. I suppose what ever you like, but Index is the only way to go for pure performance in my mind. I suppose I'll fool around with friction for this build for now, it's always good to look back
So Which Syncros Lever am I looking for? Syncros, Syncros 2? I would like to try and squeeze an 7 or 8 speed system.