Collecting is an addiction. Those that are true collectors, not just for hobby or too get a few items, understand the addictive nature of collecting. With each new piece that I find, I am drawn more and more into the treasure hunt, because that is what it becomes, a treasure hunt. The quest for that elusive piece of history to display along with the other pieces of history and create a time capsule of sorts. With my collection I have come to an understanding with myself to limit the time line for my collection and to improve the quality of my little snapshot of history. I want my collection to tell a story and provide others interested in the subject a complete look at the technology. With that in mind I have decided to limit the main collection to a time frame of 10 years 1986-1996. Part of this decision comes from the fact that this time period represents the time when I was most active relative to the technology and it is a period with a strong growth of ideas and a fairly solid ending standardization. I will still have a Post 1996 - present collection and a pre-1986 collection, however I have already begun the process of collection purging with the selling off of pre-1986 components and specialty parts.
Most recently passed on was an excellent pair of Dura-Ace EX HF-7261 aero hubs from 1982. These were a great example of early Shimano innovation but since they neither matched a group I would use or would have been used on a bike in the current collection they have now been passed on.
I will continue to amass memorabilia, medals, clothing, posters, and the like, but components and frames will be passed on. Back to the restoration grind stone, got a seat post to finish polishing.
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