Outer Limits of "period correct"
10-20-09 | 05:54 PM
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Hey! I like galvanized spokes. Ever since I got a bunch of boxes of them in various lengths basically for free.
10-20-09 | 05:56 PM
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new brooks saddles and nitto track bars, and some other parts, look exactly like old NOS ones, so why not use them? I do.
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1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
10-20-09 | 08:38 PM
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Interesting! So a bike could be all original, and still not period correct. But yes, now that I think about it, you are right. When a bike leaves the factory it is original, but not necessarily period correct. When we C&V people restore a bike, we can chose to make it as close to original as possible, or period correct, or whatever.
10-20-09 | 09:06 PM
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Agreed. I have to believe e-RICHIE, like a lot of us, undertook the project for reasons other than return on investment. As if sourcing NOS parts from '71 wouldn't be hard enough, he also insisted they be new-in-package. That's pretty hardcore for parts as old as that.
10-21-09 | 05:42 AM
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Confusing...
I try to find components that are of the exact same year as the bicycle I am Street Restoring. A Street Restoration, by the way, is one that my limited budget can afford. A Street Restoration get ridden a lot. Anyway...
I have owned a few "as sold" 1975 and 1976 bicycles with full 1972 Campagnolo components installed right from the bicycle factory. My theory is that Campy, in answer to the early seventies Bike Boom stepped up production in 1972 only to experience a sharp decline in sales for the next few years. Some manufacturers, such as Mondia and CCM might have purchased a lot of left over Campy stuff to be used during the mid seventies years. So, is my 1975 CCM "Tour du Canada" period correct? It was sold new with 1972 Campy components.
And, then of course, there is the aftermarket thing that will play havoc with anything that is to be thought original. I like a Turbo saddle but I am not the least bit interested in buying an remanufactured one. If I want new, there are much better saddles out there in today's bicycle world. Again, just an old man's opinion.
I have owned a few "as sold" 1975 and 1976 bicycles with full 1972 Campagnolo components installed right from the bicycle factory. My theory is that Campy, in answer to the early seventies Bike Boom stepped up production in 1972 only to experience a sharp decline in sales for the next few years. Some manufacturers, such as Mondia and CCM might have purchased a lot of left over Campy stuff to be used during the mid seventies years. So, is my 1975 CCM "Tour du Canada" period correct? It was sold new with 1972 Campy components.
And, then of course, there is the aftermarket thing that will play havoc with anything that is to be thought original. I like a Turbo saddle but I am not the least bit interested in buying an remanufactured one. If I want new, there are much better saddles out there in today's bicycle world. Again, just an old man's opinion.
10-21-09 | 06:17 AM
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Consider, those upgrades might make the bike more valuable than original, or p/c. It might be to your benefit.
10-21-09 | 06:21 AM
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10-21-09 | 08:29 AM
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