Re: [CR]Suppose I threw a party and nobody came.....

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 21:58:42 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]Suppose I threw a party and nobody came.....
From: "Steven m Johnson" <grisha2@juno.com>


On Mon, 01 Jul 2002 21:23:54 -0400 ben kamen <ko_te_jebe@mac.com> writes:
> Sadly as there were no submissions to the contest there is no winner
> (perhaps the loser {me} gets to keep the fabulous grand prize). I
> guess
> everybody rides museum pieces and nobody has a most interesting
> beater or ugly bicycle.

So you want me to admit that I actually have one of these, that is bent crooked and sort of tracks straight if you lean to the left when you ride it. It turns right really fast, and turns left with some work. The paint job looks like it put over a very poorly prepped rusty surface, but the paint stays on somehow. The Allvit still works, and for some reason is still shiny.

http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/catalogs/Raleigh74/11Record.jpg

I keep it for nostalgia, and the huge and varied braze blobs all over the lugs. It is an embarassing example of craftsmanship and low end barely serviceable components. The bikes final destination will soon be the trash. Lowbrow, but I still like it.

After just finishing "The Dancing Chain," just can't wait to see what past designs will be remade and marketed.

Steven M. Johnson, Chesapeake, VA

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