What's your favourite Bling Retro parts brand

[warpedboy2]

Went for Pace ( Well, I am a Yorkshireman....)

Might have gone for X-lite if it had been up there.

There used to be a shop in Meadowhell, called Freespirit, that had a glass cabinet, with rotating shelves full of the blingiest bling known to man at the time. The time I must have spent watching all that purple x-lite stuff....it even rotated in my dreams!

I still think the x-lite L168 stem is one of the best ever stems too. Proper industrial looking ( And Mint had one too for a while, so it must be good?)

Also saw my first ever rc200 frame in there.....bought my frame from there two years later.

And then there is of course Hope, Middleburn, Ringle.....

 

[neilll]

Meadowhell How true is that...

 

[warpedboy2]

There is no place worse on earth.

Except maybe Brent Cross....

 

[purplewicked]

1-Suntour xc pro!
2-Campagnolo mTB!
3- shimano deore XT!

 

[Grannygrinder]

Paulscomponents

Pauls,for mantlepiece use only.
My precious.

 

[obi-wan-mtb]

ringle

Ringlé

Cook Bros is a good second, although Grafton, hmmm, also very "bling".

(I agree on the Shimano mechs compared to PAUL and Proshift, but we're talking "bling"here, not functional )

 

[lumos2000]

in this part of the world it would have to be X lite.

 

[yo-eddy]

Re: ringle

Ringlé

Cook Bros is a good second, although Grafton, hmmm, also very "bling".

(I agree on the Shimano mechs compared to PAUL and Proshift, but we're talking "bling"here, not functional )

KING all the way, Bling and function combined

 

[guybe]

Used to like X-Lite stuff.

 

[IbocProSX]

Re: ringle

KING all the way, Bling and function combined

Have to agree on the KING of Bling's functionality.

However, in umpteen years of biking I never owned a KING part until I bought a used bike that had a headset fitted 3 years ago. They do fullfill the ridiculously expensive criterion nicely too.

And I know if it stays smooth for 20 years it is "not expensive". But the Ritchey logic headset I bought new for 25 Gulden (8 GBP with the exchange rates BITD) is also still spinning as smooth as they day I fitted it.

Enjoy!!