Death gruppo
02-28-10 | 08:35 PM
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Death gruppo
The recent Viscount/Lambert thread has inspired me to archive the ultimate "Death Gruppo". Including the famous "death fork", AVA bar/stem combo, SR pedals/BB, etc. Anyone wish to add high end parts notorious for catastrophic failure?
02-28-10 | 08:41 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
First-generation Campagnolo cranks.
First-generation Sugino Mighty Compe cranks.
First-generation Sugino Mighty Compe cranks.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
02-28-10 | 09:10 PM
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I'm sure we've done this thread before. If I wasn't lazy I'd actually find it. As it is, maybe we should let this one run a while and then look up the other thread to see how it compares.
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02-28-10 | 11:15 PM
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Not really a 'death' item, just mis-used, but you'd want a modern 10s Shimano chain with a reinstalled (not replaced) pin.
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02-28-10 | 11:18 PM
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03-01-10 | 03:12 PM
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Instead of the Pivo/AVA stem I suggest the modolo X-tenos or X-Terra (?) stems which were
prone to failure.
Marty
prone to failure.
Marty
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03-01-10 | 03:25 PM
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The front suspension from the Dayton-Huffman Twin Flex aka 'death bike'
03-01-10 | 10:11 PM
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+1 on those Modolo stems. I believe their entire line was prone to fracturing, not just those 2 models.
How about a built-in-Mexico Benotto frame? More prone to separate than a Vitus...that at least takes a few decades. Match that with the Lambert Al fork.
I recommend a radial-laced front wheel with a non-forged low flange hub.
How about a built-in-Mexico Benotto frame? More prone to separate than a Vitus...that at least takes a few decades. Match that with the Lambert Al fork.
I recommend a radial-laced front wheel with a non-forged low flange hub.
03-02-10 | 03:27 AM
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03-02-10 | 05:21 AM
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Cinelli M-71 pedals.
For those too young to remember these, they were probably the first clipless pedal design to make it to the market. To release your shoe from the pedal, you had to reach under the sole of the shoe and push a button.
For those too young to remember these, they were probably the first clipless pedal design to make it to the market. To release your shoe from the pedal, you had to reach under the sole of the shoe and push a button.
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