This is why I studied and am a practicing watchmaker. The only watches I collect are mechanical ones that do something different. I have one from the 1750's ( yes that is the correct era 1750) that has a chain in it that will fit thru a needle. Look up verge fuzee. I have a wrist watch that has a mechanical depth guave built into it. Odd timers for artillery. Chronographs with micro rotors for self winding. I even have just the movements. I like the challenge of fabricating a part and finishing it to where it is impossible to distinguish it from original.
porksboy wrote:
This is why I studied and am a practicing watchmaker. The only watches I collect are mechanical ones that do something different. I have one from the 1750's ( yes that is the correct era 1750) that has a chain in it that will fit thru a needle. Look up verge fuzee. I have a wrist watch that has a mechanical depth guave built into it. Odd timers for artillery. Chronographs with micro rotors for self winding. I even have just the movements. I like the challenge of fabricating a part and finishing it to where it is impossible to distinguish it from original.
Please post pix of some of your creations sir!!
I am computably challenged and have trouble posting pics 
mostly I make a small part that is less than 10 millimeters long. I'll see what I can do.
I'm pretty enthralled with the Tourbillon movement and especially the new Gyro-Tourbillon. Have you had a chance to play with any of those yet?
81cpcamaro wrote:
Grtechguy wrote:
1988RedT2 wrote:
That thing would make mowing the lawn fun! I wonder what the turning radius is?
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Probably the same turning radius as the Titanic. Really is a point and shoot ride.
they do have a separate brake lever for each rear wheel to help steer it down the track when the wheels are in the air, so i bet you could spin one around pretty quick if you really wanted to..
Luke wrote:
^^I was a bit skeptical of the electronic gear, until I rode a whiz-bang, multi-thousand-dollar Merida set up with it. Pretty cool stuff, for sure, and I can definitely see the appeal for cyclocross. So far seems very reliable, as well, which I guess is to be expected of Shimano. Interesting to wonder how the Italian's attempt would fair .
Check this out, too, guy in the UK has adapted Di2 to a few of his MTBs: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=150113&start=0
Yeah, the Di2 Ultegra keeps talking to me, but I can't afford to answer. All the reviews I've read are nothing short of glowing, and you can get a brand new carbon madone with Di2 Ultegra for under $5k, which seems like a good deal if you have that kind of scratch. Still loses some of the romance of the mechanicals, but the functionality is undeniable. Campy is supposedly about ready to release their own electronics. Should be interesting... Notice SRAM has been mute on the whole thing so far?
