Just to add to Michael's tales, my Herse Federale which I got from Grant Handley was brought to California from Arizona where a fella' picked it up off the curb for trash. The fella recognized something about the paint, brought it to a shop in SF where he traded it even up for a new RB-1. I eventually got an email from this fella, saved it somewhere, and he told me the whole story that I got in pieces from Gh. This bike was in _such_ rough shape that I finally decided it was time to paint and restore some, so it's in the able hands of Mike Barry of Toronto. Hopefully he'll get to finishing it soon.
got my official Confrerie des 650B today, I'm #933.
Douglas 933 Brooks
Canandaigua, NY
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> Ok - this wasn't me, and there is a chance that the person could have been
> in a car when they spotted this...but this is good...........
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> How about, by the side of the road in Newbury Port MA (put out for trash?)
> a frame painted as a Schwinn Paramount and a bunch of parts. And the parts
> were really cool, cable stop Campy front, 1st gen Campy alloy cranks etc.
> Oh - and then the person discovers that the bb is French. Kinda weird. Not
> wierd at all. The frame was really a Rene Herse painted for someone who was
> racing, we guess, for a Schwinn club.
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> Ok - now another one. Someone walks down the street in their Philly
> neighborhood and finds a Rene Herse demontable leaning against a building
> (without wheels). Calls to the police and a search of national database
> for stolen bikes turns up nothing. Rather fun trash.
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> Ok - now another one. Someone finds in a Princeton frat (or dormitory) a
> 1948 Herse (OK, it is kina rough). Sells it to a major bike restorer/dealer
> - shows up eventually in a Japanese magazine all restored and gorgeous with
> a price tag heading towards 20K.
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> Ok - now another one - don't know the details - someone at the dump sees a
> Rene Herse frame - grabs it and trades it away for some fun bike goodies
> with a west coast dealer. Everyone is made happy.
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> So next time you need to give an estimate of "what do Herse bikes trade
> for" you can honestly say that "they often are put out with the trash" -
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> "One mans trash is certainly another mans treassure"
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> Mike "sell me your trash" Kone in Boulder CO
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> At 03:47 PM 6/21/02 -0700, kim hetzel wrote:
> >To all CR LIST members,
> >I would like ask the members:
> >
> >What surprising and/or curious finds have you come across on the roadside,
> >while cycling ?
> >
> >. . .for some light hearted entertainment amoungst ourselves from the
> >seriousness of most of you wanting those out of production Campagnolo brake
> >lever old world logo gummed hoods.
> >
> >I found a Leatherman's tool, of which I now carry around with me in tool
> >kit. I also found a fleece vest that needed a new zipper. However, I still
> >have not yet found that briefcase full of unmarked money to invest and/or
> >go on that tour of the world for a year.
> >
> >Smiles to all,
> >Kim Hetzel,
> >Yelm, WA.