Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steel is real Serotta Colorado II Fat Chance Team Fat Chance Henry Ambrose >i've got campy chorus on my '91 Serotta Nova road frame (columbus slx w/sl >fork). >ditto on my '93 Chris Kvale custom road frame (also steel--nivacrom w/sl >fork) > >must say, though, i rode plenty miles on my old Specialized carbon fiber >frame and my first good bike was a Raleigh (aluminum) frame (both of which >came shimano-equipped). >whatever gets you down the road..... > >kim > >At 10:47 AM 8/25/1999 -0700, you wrote: > > >>Rob McClure: >> > I was just thinking (a scarey thought) Does anyone want to talk >> > about great bicycles? I have three Cannondales... >> >>Alexey: >>Harumph. You asked for it. >> >>Shimano = Canon; STI = autofocus; Aluminum/carbon = disposable... >>Mavic = Zeiss/Contax; Campy = Leica... >> >>..and a handbuilt *steel* frame is what you Leica users really >>ought to be riding, and equipped with campy/mavic/stronglight/TA stuff and >>SEW-UP TIRES - *not* clinchers. >> >>************************************************************************ >>************ >> >>I was going to make a similiar comment, but I refrained since I still have >>a circa '86 Cannondale road frame hanging out in the shed. I did a couple >>rides this summer on my custom lugged steel Eisentraut with the m6 and 35 >>in my jersey pocket, but then switched to a Rollei 35se for most of my >>biking. The thought of taking a spill with $3000 worth of camera in my back >>pocket made me a bit uneasy. The $350 Rollei is obviously much smaller and >>lighter, capable of taking nice pictures, and much easier on the pocketbook >>to replace in case of an accident. >> >>My wife and I did a 3-week bike trip around Ireland a few years back, and I >>carried the m6 and 35 in a front bag much like Walt describes, or in a >>fanny pack. Bicycle touring and Leica M's are a perfect combination and a >>great way to see a country. Instead of driving around on major roads and >>zipping from one tourist attraction to the next, you are biking along at >>10mph on small backroads really seeing the people and country. You are >>going slow enough that you can really see photo opportunities unfold >>infront of you, but fast enough to cover a fair bit of ground in a day. It >>was very easy to quickly stop anywhere and take some pictures. >> >>If I were to take a similiar trip again I would probably bring 2 M's with >>35 and 50 in a front bag. I would then pack in my panniers a 21 and 90 for >>the times I wanted a wider or longer lens. The 9 lb Ries tripod and 4x5 >>field camera outfit would probably stay at home this time, and I would >>bring along a lighter tripod and perhaps a Fuji 690 for the times I wanted >>a larger negative. >> >>Tom Finnegan >>Seattle >> > >