Originally Posted by
CO_Steve
Ok, I know going to 105 was stupid. At the time I was commuting into the hills of Santa Clara Valley and wanted more/wider gearing (7 speed cluster vs 5). Along with index shifting and hidden brake cables. How was I to know that a bunch of aging yuppies (like myself) would someday bid the price up. I road to work about 200 days a year on this bike, averaging about 20 miles/day for 20 years. That's 80k miles. Some of the parts I replaced were just worn out.
I wasn't set on selling. Just curious if I had something of value.
WRT the lugging. The seat post joint and the head joints are lugged, although they are nicely hand tapered to a fine point. The bottom of the seat tube (which is oval) is fillet brazed into the bottom bracket. I'll have those pix up tomorrow.
Sounds like I may need to spend some ebay time getting this back to all campy.
At this point going to all Campagnolo really won't matter. If you factor in the time and expense, and compare an ultimate selling price, it's probably not going to be worth it. There's nothing wrong with 105, and it obviously was a pragmatic decision on your part. Just got a chuckle out of the way you described it in that first post.