Saturday, August 31, 2019

Chapman Cycles Road Bike: Ancient & Modern

Chapman road, 753, lugs, steel fork with what looks to be a flat crown, threaded headset, wicked heinous modern Campag bits, and no fucking disc brakes.  All we're missing are some downtube shifter bosses and 1010b dropouts; this bike is a smooth blending of the good with new, but the modern Campagnolo aesthetic is just so fucking wretched that it takes me right out of it.  9/10-speed was the pinnacle of looks and function for our Italian friends.


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