[CR]Welcome to Nor. Cal., Phil

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From: "Janis Johnson" <picabo58@earthlink.net>
To: <Philcycles@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 15:50:32 -0700
In-Reply-To: <99.28ae03c4.2a4f5452@aol.com>
Subject: [CR]Welcome to Nor. Cal., Phil

Hey Phil! You're headed back up our way? Awesome! Give us a call sometime. We can go for a ride. On a different note: PJ and I just returned from the Silicon Valley Vintage Ride. Nice hot morning, with hundreds of other cyclists out to enjoy the lovely summer weather. In attendance on our ride were: CR Listmembers Dave Martinez, Brad Stockwell, Felix Chiu, and Jim Narlesky, also, Jim's friend Gary, as well as Johnson & Johnson. The theme for the day was "Americana" so anything remotely American was encouraged. I forgot to take notes of what everyone was riding, but I do remember a couple of the bikes. Dave was riding his 1960 Legnano; Brad rode his Masi; Peter was on his 1962 Legnano; I rode a 1982 Peter Johnson lugless, painted bright orange; and Felix was riding his "500th Anniversary of Columbus discovering America" Botecchia (which I guess came out in 1992). It was a fun ride and the lunch stop at the Plantation Deli was nice. On another completely different note: Peter was looking through a copy of the International Cycle Guide, published by the Tantivy Press, London, 1981, on page 277, in the section titled "Framebuilders", there is a photo of our very own bushy-headed Brian Baylis pictured with Michael Howard, working together on a frame at Medici Bicycles. CLASSIC!
   Page 35 has the full page color photo ad for Klein Bicycles, featuring that big tall Farrah Fawcett-haired girl posing with a 61cm Klein Heavy Duty Team Super with Campagnolo Super Record, complete for $3,489.00. In "today's dollars", with inflation, that would be about $6,000! Have a great weekend everyone. Jan Johnson Portola Valley, CA (where the air is clean and everyone rides a bicycle)