Fooled me. I thought all the really good framebuilders could read chicken
guts.
DF
> Unless there are framebuilders who read palms or do astrological readings,
I think
> the term is "mystique."
>
> That being said, I agree. (....surprised Prof. Hayes didn't beat me to
this
> one...)
>
> Chris Beyer
> CR Pedant
> Bloomfield, NJ
>
> Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>
> > CYCLESTORE@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > About the Character,
> > >
> > (snip)
> > > A bicycle is certainly more than the sum of it's parts. A builder
reputation
> > > is based as much on myth as fact sometimes.
> >
> > The word I would pick would be "mystic." Without mystic we have just
> > another nice bike. I would add that it is not necessary to be a "dead
> > builder" to have it, either.
> >
> > Chuck Schmidt
> > South Pasadena, California
> > (seller of mystic in the form of repro vintage catalogs)
> >
> > http://www.velo-retro.com (list of catalogs and T-shirts)