Hello all,
The Lehigh Valley Velodrome swap meet is on this Sat. Im told it is a style of cultural event that ciclisti used to attend pre-Eebay .... maybe its a myth or an old wives tale but as the USPS and Payapl are publicly warning people not to attend, this cat is curious and intrigued.
Sounds cool but im just looking for long forgotten, old dusty things .......
http://forums.consumerreview.com/
Does anyone who is heading to T-town from NYC or there abouts (passing through?) have room for one more?
I subscribe to the general notion or ethos of "Ass, Gas or Grass - Nobody Rides For Free" but the first and last bartering tools ain't my style so in addition to splitting gas (?) i am happy to front for esspresso(s) and lunch (or whatever is generally accepted as food at swap meets these days) for my new best friend.
I will offer my enthusiastic navagatorial services, my finely tuned bargaining prowess i learnt from a "pasha" at the Grand Bazaar in Constantinople and my ability to spot a campagnolo 'open C' skewer with flat levers better than Steve Austin.
I promise not to freak out upon realising that im out of the 5 boroughs and well understand that fresh air can be good for me (in small doses).
I can also be there for moral support when your significant other berates you for spending next months mortgage payment on yet another pile of rust to hang from the already buckling garage roof. Heck ... if your domestic situation worsens as a direct result of my egging you to spend big i will do the noble thing and offer you my sofa for a few nights - nothing super mind you as i share an apt. with an au-pair whose morals are that of Haight and Ashbury from an era when some from the CR list had hair and were able to use the term "boner" without making a nun blush, and also with a Peruvian beauty whose major at Columbia U. is transcribing the Kama Sutra into 47 languages .... but my fridge is full of beer and i have OLN to make it homey.
I don't need another bike or parts. I cant really afford another bike.
BUT ... (i feel i can say this amongst peers) I MUST GO as the Ghost of Ugo deRosa came to me in a dream and thus spoke:- "Zarathustra ... er ... i mean Ben, your elusive track frame will be at T-town - 54 cm, red w/ chrome fork crown and stays for only 12 ducats and a sparrows weight of twizzlers .... Dude, this is your destiny!". Of course i spent the rest of the night searching google for tips on how to steal a car but i mustn't have been entering the correct keywords.
Please contact me off list if you have a vehicle headed in that direction and if you are interesting (the latter isn't really important).
Ciao
ben kamen, NYC