Hi Daniel,
I'd love to see some pics of your bikes, especially the Seiber, Bottecchia, and Torpado!
Did anyone on our list get the Seiber track bike from eBay last week?
Aldo Ross
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daniel <dahlq@galenalink.net>
>
> Dear CR,
> I've resisted as long as I can. Confession is good for the soul. I
am
> 51 years of age, have been actively collecting since 1986, and am now
edging
> up toward 100 bikes, many of which are "antique". Here's a few that might
> interest our members:
> 1885 Crescent hard-tire safety
> 1897 American-made Humber
> 190l Sterling shaft-drive
> 1902 Humber with 3spd. Humber-Cordner hub gear
> 1911 New Hudson Imperial with 3spd. Armstrong hub
> 1930'--40's Seiber with Osgear
> 1940's Bottecchia
> 1938 Schwinn Paramount track
> 1949 Schwinn Paramount with SA 3spd. g-hub gear
> 1961 Rene Herse
> 1940's Torpado
> 1954 Hetchins Nulli Secundus on the way
> 1970 Cinelli Super Corsa
>
> Whew! There's a line from a Wendell Berry poem that occurred to me as I
> compiled this list. It goes something like this: "Never accumulate so
many
> relics you'll be relieved when your house burns down."
>
> Thanks for your support. Daniel Dahlquist