Galvanic chart of different components.... this should be fun!.......................
 

the headset thread sparked this!

Lets produce the first Galvanic chart of vintage bicycle components.

We all know mixing particular brands will cause severe corrosion to the frame, some even self-ignite.
first sign of incorrect mixture is the paint starts turning color near the least noble component.

I know from experence French Bicycles are very happy with french components on them.
for some reason you can mix many french brands on the same french frame without any corrosion.

Italian bikes are very susceptible to catastrophic failures when Japanese components are added.

German frames seem to be very tolerant to different brands-My Nelli's Hans Lutz is ok with french TA crankset and Shimano 600 arabesque and 600 ultegra components,
I may try to put on the 600 ultegra hubs with the Italian rims, the spokes are galvanized so I hope they dont corrode, Maybe I will try stainless spokes.
I hope also the regina freewheel does not sieze to the hub,but the regina chain is connected to the french chainwheels so this should overpower the corrosion.
big risk...

but I believe we all agree which component manufacturer is the MOST NOBLE

In my limited experience the failure was the Japanese part, not the frame. Though in truth it was an American Italian-style frame.

If you add Japanese and Italian components to a German framset, does it attempt to conquer the world? ;-)

They try with moderate success... but the bearings tend to freeze up when competing with Russian bikes.

French bikes especially.

Dutch bikes are probably least susceptible to failure due to non-compatible parts. One should have no problems with the use of French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, etc. parts.

Wait..theres Spanish parts???

Lets not forget Schwinn parts. They can have an impact of an atom bomb when dropped on your foot. :P

Zeus = Spanish

among several other lesser brands, like Olimpic.

A friend of mine refers to his youngest son as "the Liberal." So when I asked the Liberal about picking up a Peugeot mixte for me in mostly conservative Grand Rapids, here was the feedback I got last month:

"I will try to get over there after the Obama rally and my Acorn voter registration duties. I may need to ride it since it's French and you know how much us liberals love French socialism."