[CR]Velocipede Nomenclature

(Example: Books)

Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 10:27:20 -0500
From: "Chris Beyer" <beyerc@mailserver.volvo.com>
To: RALEIGH531@aol.com
CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <ce.ed150e9.2785ef52@aol.com>
Subject: [CR]Velocipede Nomenclature

Or, as Dale was suggesting for a possible display class at the Cirque, "Hot Rods."

Chris Beyer Bloomfield, NJ

RALEIGH531@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/4/01 10:07:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, OROBOYZ@aol.com
> writes:
>
> > Russ Fitzgerald and I have just been privately discussing these bikes that
> > are eclectic mixes of old and new.. Old frames with a spattering of new
> > parts
> > .......New frames that are made in acknowledgment of older forms
> (Rivendells,
> > etc.)
> > "Neo Classics?" .... "Classic Mannerists?" .... "Vintage Hot Rods?"....
> > "Irvings?"
> > No really, what moniker would best and most succinctly describe these
> > immensely rideable and refined mounts..?
>
> Could do what the motorheads do( I are one part-time):
>
> ["Restofication."
> Restofication is the blending of the art of restoration as well as
> modification. This concept has slowly grown in acceptance. Today many
> restoration enthusiasts don't bat an eye at the thought of restoring a
> popular model while at the same time adding upgraded, contemporary tires and
> wheels and non-threatening performance enhancements....]
>
> This was culled from a SEMA page (Specialty Equipment Market Association)
> http://www.sema.org/semanews/april99/aftrmrkt499.html
>
> Pete Geurds
> Douglassville, Pa