[CR]Was FS: Richard Sachs Frameset - now pending mortality

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: <youngc@netreach.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:32:00 US/Eastern
Subject: [CR]Was FS: Richard Sachs Frameset - now pending mortality

Richie:

a). What are you doing walking around barefoot? Maybe you should raise the prices enough to be able to buy shoes.

b.) Are you mitering/filing/brazing with your toes now? Man, you are good.

Charlie Young Worth more were I dead also (and probably will be if my dear wife finds out about my purchase of a Ron Cooper frameset) in Honeybrook, PA
> jerry, et al...
> my frame prices just went up.
> i cut my toe on some broken glass.
> e-RICHIE
>
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:16:46 -0400 "Moos, Jerry" <jmoos@urc.com> writes:
> > Hey, Richie, how about issuing a Richard Sachs Special Memorial
> > Edition
> > frameset? Give yourself the aura of lengend status without actually
> > being
> > dead. Hey "Memorial" could mean a lot of things, right? Gloss
> > black would
> > be nice, with a little wreath surrounding the words "Richard Sachs
> > 19?? -
> > 2001". You could put "so far" in print too small to read. This is
> > probably
> > the only way list members can cash in big time on their Sachs
> > frames, as
> > your obstinate insistance on staying in shape means you'll in
> > reality
> > probably outlive most of us. If the ruse is discovered, you could
> > still
> > capitalize on it with a Richard Sachs Special Resurrection Edition
> > frameset.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jerry "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken
> > better
> > care of myself." Moos
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard M Sachs [mailto:richardsachs@juno.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:14 AM
> > To: db@home-work.com
> > Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: Re: [CR]FS: Richard Sachs Frameset
> >
> >
> > i still like to garden.
> > e-RICHIE
> > http://www.richardsachs.com
> >
> > On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 08:28:27 -0400 db@home-work.com writes:
> > > CR Listers:
> > > I'm selling this previously-owned frameset I bought from Richard
> > in
> > > January. It was meant for my wife as her top road bike, but time
> > and
> > > cash
> > > are oh-so-short, and seeing as I can't hold out until Richard
> > kicks
> > > the
> > > bucket to make the really big bucks - I'm selling it now. (just
> > > kidding
> > > Richie - may you live to be 120!) ;^)
> > > So in the spirit it was originally offered, I am posting to the CR
> >
> > > list only.
> > >
> > > Here is Richard's original post and some details he added for me:
> > >
> > > "56 center-to-top, 55cm top tube.
> > > made in 1998. 2 years use. red/white.
> > > normal size tubing. shortpoint lugs.
> > > all braze-ons.
> > > INCLUDES 2 FORKS - both threadless fork and threaded fork.
> > > the paint is fine, but the usual battle scar chips from
> > > use are all there. i will clean the frame, re-
> > > rustproof it, and touch up the chips with a
> > > close matching red. horizontal dropouts."
> > >
> > > I will add that the paint on the right chainstay has a number of
> > > chips.
> > > Otherwise it is in great shape. I don't have to expound on the
> > > excellence
> > > of the workmanship and paint job to this group, but it's all
> > there.
> > > I have
> > > not build up the bike since it came into my possession.
> > >
> > > $750 shipped to the first person who gives me a firm commitment.
> > > Please reply off list. I will respond as soon as I can.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Dan Borden