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