tears for gears

In the mid-80's through mid-90's, Merckx sponsored a number of professional cycling teams. Each had a specific color layout for the...

I've had a few people email me looking for some insight on setting up Syncro shifters. I don't claim to be all knowing on the subje...

When people think of Syncro shifters, they tend to think of 2 versions. The original version, with the little lever on the side, and then S...

Whole lotta Campy Delta happenings around here. This set is pretty neat: Colnago polished-and-labeled Record Delta's. Soooo pretty. M...

I've got a couple of sets of Campagnolo Delta brakes. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I like them. They feather well, and if I need...

Well I certainly never thought I'd find a set, but it happened. NOS, still in the boxes 571/2 HG hubset. And they're perfect. Not ...

Finally made my Merckx serial list public and palatable for the world at large. Check it out at http://www.cadre.org/Merckx/ .

Did you know Campagnolo partially redesigned the Powergrade brake lever used for Delta brakes? Me neither. In 1988, Campy switched to the P...

Finally managed to score a Mavic 571 rear hub. It came to me with an original, and as far as I can tell, unused, 13-23 Mavic cassette. The ...

A comment in my last post got me writing a comment back. Went long enough that it might as well be a post. It started with the fixie -- tho...

Mavic's 821 shifters were their only non-electronic foray in to indexed shifting***. They're ultra simple, and in some ways fairly ...

Just got a nice set of C-Record/Croce d'Aune brake levers. These are going to be paired up with a set of CdA Delta's, to be used on...

I recently stumbled on an early Merckx frame while perusing ebay. Not the earliest, but sort of a transitional frame between the first gene...

Its been 8+ months since my original post on my Merckx, so its time for an update. 1988/89 Eddy Merckx Gran Prix Frame (Reynolds 753) Mavic ...

is finally mine. I managed to snag one on ebay for a song -- literally at 25% of the cost it should have gone for. Go me. Click for a big...

Modolo made a whole variety of brakes, particularly in the late 80's and early 90's. Eventually I'll get around to cataloging t...

631 Crank 801 Derailleur 820 Retrofriction Shifters As always, click any picture for a bigger version. Cool stuff. The cranks are destined ...

Just picked up a Mavic 862 front derailleur. The 862 is the braze on, and the 860 the clamp-on. These were made in the late 80's, unti...

The Shimano 7400 series derailleur went through, as far as I know, 3 revisions. The original was the 7400, 6 speeds. Next was the 7401. La...

Recently acquired a Saavedra headset. Saavedra was (is?) an Argentinian company that was probably best known for its Turbo rim -- extremely...