Originally Posted by
Dr.Deltron
GOOD MAAAAN!!!
On BOTH counts!
I re-labeled my red recumbent trike with Ferrari logos, so I had to lose the 105 rear deraileur in favor of a Record Carbon w/Bullseye pulleys!
Lost the use of indexing, but hey, I'm an old friction shifter from way back, so, NOT a problem.
I also added a (red) Campy QR cover to the still in use Shi*mano bar end shifter.
My Oldnago is Super Record equipped, except for ....Mavic headset, Phil BB, Bullseye hubs & NR brake levers. (I like smooth, rather than drilled) But NO Shi*mano anywhere.
When I initially built it up back in late '89/early '90, I did my best to do it both as cheaply as possible, and without the use of Shimano. I succeeded on both counts. I got deals on everything, and the only Japanese parts on it are the brakes (and possibly the Ritchey seatpost, not sure where that's manufactured). And maybe the seat. It's got a Specialized seat on it.