Harvey,
Just one major note: The real highlight was folks like you who give freely of their time to raise money for charitable causes. My Eisentraut, while interesting, was just a brief side attraction to your main event.
And an answer to your question: The paint is original. The 1976 frame had never been previously built up. Wayne Bingham did a masterful job putting the bike together last weekend and it is indeed a pleasure to ride! I owe Marty Walsh a big thank you for tipping me off about the availability of the bike, which came out of Wisconsin through another list member, Mark Koepke.
Greg Thies
Vienna, VA
> Just a couple of minor notes:
> 1) The real highlight was a wonderful 27" frame Albert Eisentraut that
> showed up; apparently Wayne had helped the fellow pull the groupo
> together. Was that original paint? Just great looking, with carefully
> thinned lugs and all the AE detailing.
>
> 2) "But officer, that's a lady (who's) not my wife!" Beloved Spouse
> (Susan) was not involved in the swap meet ...Leslie Tierstein, a wonderful
> bike program supporter in the area, agreed to be the Chief Financial
> Officer -- and also has a great way of persuading folks not to buy bikes
> that are too long in the top tube for them. She'd be miffed to be taken
> for my wife! :-)
>
> 2) These "friends" of mine, like Marty and Larry and Wayne kept me so
busy
> that I didn't see any of the good stuff. Darnit!
>
> Harvey Sachs
>
> At 11:34 4/15/2001 -0400, Martin O. Walsh wrote:
> >Hello CR list, List member Harvey Sachs and his wife Sue
> >organized,advertised and orchestrated a local benefit swap for
> >Washington(DC)Area Bicycle Association-( W.A.B.A.). and Pedals for
> >Progress.15 % of the sales price went to the 2 local non-profits.List
> >member Larry Osborne drove in from 4 hours away in West VA. to help
> >stimulate sales of the vintage parts.List member Tom Wittkop was spotted
> >at the swap and Wayne Bingham's "early bird catches the worm" was there
> >with cash in hand.The number of vintage parts was very small in relation
> >to all the bicycles and parts at the swap.I bought a set of mis-matched
> >Campagnola Record tubulars and found a Regina 5 speed freewheel(Thanks
> >Harvey) to complete the 1970 Colnago Super project Wayne Bingham did for
> >me.Wayne scored a brand new vintage Campagnola Aero water bottle and
> >cage along with two boxes of Japanese parts and 2 wheelsets and several
> >open "C" Campagnola straight skewers.At $182.00(e-Bay price) each I'd
> >say Wayne had a bang up day at this swap.TED what's the story with the
> >OPEN "C" Campagnola skewers?Yours truly,Martin Walsh in Vienna,VA. P.S.
> >I'm psyched for the May 5-6th "Cirque"!