Whatever happened to chi chi brake levers...

[t1maglio]

I imagine some of you haven't been in the sport long enough to remember this, but I loved all the cool anodized stuff when I was in HS. Grafton levers, Kooka Racha levers, does anybody else remember this stuff? My first MTB was a Cracknfail M300. I spent $500 on it and one of my first upgrades was a set of blue Kooka levers, there were awesome! I guess some of its impracticle, but people buy impracticle stuff all the time. Paul is still out there, Avid has theirs, I guess I'm not seeing to much else. Feel free to comment or throw up other suggestions.

[ZHendo]

there's still levers from dangerboy and straitline, they're mighty pretty.

[A Grove]

But nothing beats the good-ole retro anno parts ;)

Try three sets of super bubbahs in blue ;) sexxiest hubs ever made, IMO! Sold one on the bay for 649.00

[j.les]

I don't remember chi chis but i've been into mtb's since '91. Back before i had a job i used to drool over those cnc-ano'd parts.

Now I have 2 Schwinn Homegrowns, 1 sparkly red and the other blue. I've been acquiring all those old parts for em here and there. I've got a set of blue Caramba cranks, red Paul's cnc derailleur, Ringle hubs and stem, Cook Bros. post, etc.

I still go nuts over colored ano stuff, as you can see in my current ride:


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