In a message dated 10/28/2002 9:15:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, bill_bryant@prodigy.net writes:
<< IMHO, the god-awful Lamberts of the mid-70s could be a good example of this dubious status. Unlike the Eisentraut Limited, they were indeed the Yugo of their day. (Okay, Lambert collectors, lighten up. Go ride your bike 20,000 miles and report back afterward.) >>
Ha!
Ok, OK... Bill, I think that is a bit hard hearted.. Snobbish actually! (not in a big way tho')
Those bikes were only $229.00, for crying out loud! So the forks had to go (I mean.. be replaced!) the rest of the stuff worked not any worse, at that time, than a Raleigh Record or a Schwinn Varsity, it's competition at those prices! OK, so the bars tended to twist in their sleeves (rivet to the rescue!) OK, so the later non-tapered bb cranks "might" come loose... OK, the sealed bearing bottom bracket was difficult to replace/repair.. OK, so the rear derailleur worked almost as well as a Huret Allvit... OK, so the front derailleur worked almost as well as what it copied, a Campagnolo Valentino. (!) BIG DEAL! Nothing a creative Yugo mechanic couldn't fix!
Dale Brown
Greensboro, North Carolina