gene dixon sold many bikes for me in the seventies/eighties. he was one of my original dealers. is any listmember bookmarking this auction? e-RICHIE
On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 20:58:00 -0500 "Russ Fitzgerald"
<rfitzger@emeraldis.com> writes:
> Richard, was the bike made for Dixon's of Athens, GA? The last time
> I was
> in there, before they moved to their current location, there was one
> of your
> frames, sans fork (sigh) hanging on the wall ... never did have the
> courage
> to ask Gene how much he wanted for it ... a 57cm with a
> multi-colored fade
> that included green, white and red as I recall ...
>
> Vintage trivia - the shop is Athens is run by the son of the guy who
> sold me
> bunches of cycling stuff in Roanoke, VA back in the mid-70s.
>
> Russ Fitzgerald
> Greenwood SC
> rfitzger@emeraldis.com
> http://www.emeraldis.com/
> http://www.lostweekend.homestead.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard M Sachs <richardsachs@juno.com>
> To: LouDeeter@aol.com <LouDeeter@aol.com>
> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: Monday, March 26, 2001 5:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Richard Sachs Bicycle on Ebay
>
>
> >i have contacted the seller.
> >the 50 cm bike he liste is from the
> >mid 70s. so it can't be 2-3 years old!!
> >i made it for a shop in athens, georgia
> >a ling time ago. and i have no idea who
> >repainted it or how it got from 120mm rear
> >spacing to 130mm! i don't recall making a
> >carbon fork in the 70s either.
> >regarding the seller's other auction, a 53cm
> >frame...Carantiti tubing: HUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >for what it's worth, buyer beware.
> >e-RICHIE
> >
> >On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 17:09:08 EST LouDeeter@aol.com writes:
> >> Richard Sachs bicycle 53cm Dark red Richard Sachs hand-made frame
> and
> >> fork. Carantiti steel tubing, with custom heart-shaped lugs
> >> Item #571609082
> >> Richard, this one says it has some wierd tubing(or at least a
> tubing
> >> I've never heard of). Also the seller claims it is from the
> 1970s.
> >> Interesting bike nonetheless. Lou Deeter, Huntsville AL