Judging an older bike?
12-26-07 | 03:43 PM
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Ho-Jahm
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Manchester, NH
Here are a few good, quick clues:
-forged rear dropouts.
-aluminum rims, stem, and bars
-chainrings that are held on by bolts and not rivets
-one-piece seatpost
-shifters on the downtube, not the stem
-4130, or better tubing
I know, I know, plenty of exceptions to these.
jim
-forged rear dropouts.
-aluminum rims, stem, and bars
-chainrings that are held on by bolts and not rivets
-one-piece seatpost
-shifters on the downtube, not the stem
-4130, or better tubing
I know, I know, plenty of exceptions to these.
jim
Also, here's a few things that make me go "wow!"
Chrome plating
Internal brake cable routing
Any sort of brazed on chain slap protection or chain holder
Anything with "campagnolo" engraved on it, cliche as it is.
