George: Lucky YOU, sir!
I loved 70s maybe best in many ways. Not least of those, the glory days of Campagnolo RECORD. Oh, my. I have my very first Campy bit, year 73 stamped on top, a beautiful Record rear derailer. It's always nearby, in the night stand beside our bed (just kidding). The most elegant, ornate, functional (tho some disagree), rebuild-able, artful chunk of ALU ever created! No argument will convice me otherwise. And I damn near wore the thing out. Not scratch on it, and if you've ever seen these for sale, they are almost always really scuffed up as the result of careless 'tip overs'. I bought the thing before I even had a frame suitable, its equal so to speak. When I built my first really nice bike, an Eisentraut, that derailed was the first thing I mounted. What's yours? My guess is either Brit or French. I love mystifying the carbons -- once I grab a wheel, I don't let go, haha! I think it annoys them, an old guy on an old steel bicycle. An antique in many ways. Most don't know really what it is, and they don't care. I've been riding the Paramount quite a bit lately. Totally dialed, you should ride yours more often! We are a wonderful, different bunch to be sure. What fun. BEST / Jock Dewey On Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 1:28:43 PM UTC-5, George Schick wrote: > > JD - I still have a road bike that's set up just about like that purple > one, except that the frame and a few of the drive train components are all > from the early 70's. That's my particular nostalgia period and I still > ride the bike occasionally and love the way it handles. > > > On Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 11:41:59 AM UTC-6, Jock Dewey wrote: >> >> Here's a little 80s nostalgia for you, I bet some others also feel it on >> occasion. When I do, I hop on this and recall those times...and even >> further back. It's all good. >> >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/146626768@N06/49108000202/in/dateposted-public/ >> >> >> BEST / Jock Dewey / Athens, GA >> >> On Monday, November 25, 2019 at 10:25:02 AM UTC-5, masmojo wrote: >>> >>> Another reminder that I am slipping into decrepitude. I remember >>> getting Bridgestone catalogs with him modeling. I had a Pineapple Bob >>> t-shirt!! >>> I have been feeling rather nostalgic lately; missing the 80s; the >>> magic's been slowly diminishing since then. >>> Good luck to him; I hope he's retiring early enough that he can still >>> enjoy it. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8fdb8967-a46a-48e7-9452-9799c159cd4e%40googlegroups.com.
