Re: [CR]Japanese Lightweights

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

To: jprice@2-10.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 17:19:14 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]Japanese Lightweights
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>


<...Even had a cameo of Eddie M. if I remember correctly.>

as did rae-dawn chong. yes sir!

e-RICHIE chester, ct

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Thu, 6 Jun 2002 15:11:04 -0600 John Price <jprice@2-10.com> writes:
> American Flyers was the name of the movie. Even had a cameo of Eddie
> M. if
> I remember correctly.
>
> John Price
> Denver, CO
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LouDeeter@aol.com [mailto:LouDeeter@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 3:01 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Japanese Lightweights
>
>
> I've seen pre-86 Allez frames (all Red) made of Tange Prestige and
> Ishiwata.
> I think these were the same frames from the Kevin Costner movie
> about the
> Red Zinger Classic (can't recall the name). I had a Tange Prestige
> model
> that a guy told me was a 3Rensho. It was a sweet riding bike, but
> developed
> a crack in the side of the seatlug. When I left it with the
> Specialized
> dealer and asked if he would be able to get me a NOS exact
> replacement, he
> did the unthinkable--he told me he couldn't in good conscience
> release my
> frame back to me because of the fear of a lawsuit from a cracked
> frame and
> he told me he had sent it off (without my permission) to Specialized
> for
> evaluation and that they would provide me a replacement from the
> then line
> of Specialized frames--the OS steel version. Oh, sorrows of
> sorrows, but I
> did get the replacement in my wife's size so she was happy. I now
> wish I'd
> have just ridden it as I think a cracked seatlug would not have been
> a
> catastrophic failure from a safety standpoint. Lou Deeter, Orlando
> FL