[CR]Re: [CR was Hetchins, now "who cares?"

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From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
To: twrawson@worldnet.att.net, pamjknight@yahoo.com
Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: [CR was Hetchins, now "who cares?"
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:28:21 EDT

In a message dated 9/27/2002 12:35:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, twrawson@worldnet.att.net writes:

<< Its not so much about who owns the name. It is about the history, the tale, the myth, the legend - the human part of an object. We're back I think, to a theme that recurs on the list from time to time - its called the intrinsic. What is it beyond the purely functional that makes us want to be a caretaker of a particular bike for awhile? >>

You nailed it, Tom!

Certainly the most casual reader of this forum would seem to be able to understand that it is of great interest WHO actually made a bike or directly presided over it's manufacture, whether it be Rene Herse, Ernesto Colnago, Mario Confente, Jack Denny, Gerald O'Donovan, etc. Equally interesting is how company ownership changes and the products change under each regime. Masi is a great example of that evolutionary process...

I remind members that if that particular marque is not of interest to you, it is time to warm up your index finger to use on the delete button in anticipation of a thread!

Dale Brown
Greensboro, North Carolina