Wednesday, April 27, 2011

What? English Magazine Says ShimaNO's '97 Dura Ace was the Best-Looking Gruppo Ever

What are they smoking over there in England? This online article makes the case that the 1997 Dura Ace gruppo was the best-looking ever. Really? It may have been the best-looking ShimaNO group ever (their stuff has gotten uglier since--how about those ugly Allen screws holding their crank arms on?), but it certainly doesn't compare to a classic Record crankset ... or C-Record ... or the Pista crank. And don't get us started about those ugly levers with their exposed derailleur cables.

3 comments:

  1. Seriously? It had no character. The new stuff looks cheaper as the price tag has gone up. Geez!

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  2. Is that "Bungalow Bill" from KALX!?

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  3. This stuff just screamed "Huffy"

    The crank looked like it weighted about 2000 grams

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