I'll add one more observation about shifters to this thread. A number of weeks ago, I was riding home. A guy in team-derivative kit on a MCRB caught up to me and we chatted a bit. He complemented the Hilsen, then asked what year it was. I thought for a second, then replied, "It's an aught-eight." (Thanks once again to Gino for coining this response.) He did a true Roger Rabbit Rubbery Head Shake and said, "Wha? This year?"
I had to admit that technically, it was _last_ year. But, the point of this tale is that it turned out that the reason he thought the frame was much, much older was that I was running "those old-time shifters." By which term (though it did make me think of the Hansen brothers' "Old Time Hockey!" cry) he meant my Silver Barends. He literally didn't think they worked, and that I was running them for some sort of statement. I tried to impress upon him that a strong, simple design doesn't go out of style, but think he might have believed I was also wearing tinfoil under my helmet. My vague point is that to most of us, the logical jump from barends to DT shifters isn't that large a leap. But, we're kind of unique in that respect. - Jim -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Your Photos are needed! - http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "I thought the idea was to waste the rest of our lives together.." -- Cyril, "Breaking Away" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
