Brian,
I know, it's not the same. Rene' built that bike, it was his artisan craft, and there's a bit of him in it.
You saw it, so you know more about the condition that most of us, but in my screen, that bike looks like it'll need a lot of TLC. The threads on the left side crank arm look a little munged up to me, somebody's dog ate the front derailleur (Sheldon I can use "derailleur" here right? it is a French bike..), the headlight looks like a crash victim, who knows what the bearings, cups, cones, races and other replaceable part are like. And there's the bad karma associated with the crash.. And "I bet those grapes are just sour", said the fox, who couldn't reach them.
Ed.
> Ed,
>
> If I built one of those babies for myself i would have 13 Baylis frames
> rather than 12. And I would still not have a Rene Herse.
>
> I'd agree on the money pit issue normally, but this one is ready to go.
> other than the bags, assuming the cranks are OK.
>
> Well I won't be bidding on it myself so I could get in on the betting
> pool. But I will refrain; it's like betting on fighting dogs, I can't
> stand to look. Best thing for me is forget about it.
>
> Brian Baylis
> >
> > No, Japan might not be a bad place for the bike. Looking at some of the
> > Japanese web pages that I've seen, a fine French touring bike will be
well
> > treated there.
> >
> > And, just think of all the other parts; replacement, repair and other
> > accessories that a wealthy buyer might put on this thing once he gets it
> > home!... That stuff alone could go another $2K....
> >
> > Brian, you don't want that bike, really. It's a money pit. Well, that's
what
> > I'm using for my excuse, see, it's my size too.
> >
> > Hey, Brian!, why don't you just build one of these little puppies for
> > yourself?
> >
> > Ed.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jerry & Liz Moos" <moos@penn.com>
> > To: "Douglas R. Brooks" <dbrk@troi.cc.rochester.edu>
> > Cc: "Classic Rendevous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 2:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CR]Herse on eBay!
> >
> > > Looks like the current high bidder at $1,000 is our very own Matt
> > > Gorski. Sorry, Matt, but the normal CR etiquette of not bidding
against
> > > a list member doesn't apply, as the item is very rare and highly
desired
> > > by multiple members. We can't just wait for the next one, so if I can
> > > get it for $1100 I will. However, I doubt $1100 will even meet
reserve,
> > > plus I imagine once Kauzo and the other lads from Nippon get into the
> > > hunt, this baby will go MUCH higher than I will want to pay. This
will
> > > be a very interesting auction, as we may discover just exactly what
> > > today's market is for a highly desirable Herse model. Perhaps we
should
> > > start a list pool to guess the final winning bid. I'm betting this
one
> > > winds up in Japan, and that is not a bad thing as wonderful objects
> > > should belong to those who will treasure them.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Jerry Moos
> > >
> > > Douglas R. Brooks wrote:
> > >
> > > > There is a Herse Demountable on eBay this morning.
> > > > Look here:
> > > > http://ebay.com/
> > > >
> > > > It is a 52cm c-c and that translates even shorter since these
> > > > bikes size _up_ usually 1-3cm, at least in my humble experience.
> > > > Particularly noteworthy is the Herse crank.
> > > > If anyone has the technical know-how to pull the many
> > > > pictures off the site and post them somewhere, the
> > > > more photos of Herse on the record, the better!!
> > > >
> > > > now it will sure be interesting to see how far this
> > > > one goes, no?
> > > > Douglas Brooks,
> > > > prefers to be known more for questions than answers,
> > > > in snowy, snowy Canandaigua, NY