Hello, all.
I'm new to the CR list. I've been reading the digested version for about a week and I've had two messages from Dale regarding my lack of adherence to the name-and-home-town-at-the-end-of-a-posting rule.
So it seems that if I want to continue to read about the likelyhood of Campagnolo reissuing hoods for NR/SR levers OR find out more about dustbin Herses, then I better play along.
Who could say no to that?
Now for a little about me:
Name: Matthew Grimm - you can call me Matt
Email: matthewgrimm@yahoo.com
eBay handle: mateodelnorte
Birthdate: January 20th, 1956
Place of birth: Ceres, California
Philosophic note #1: Two wheels good - four wheels bad
First cycling memory: my mom pushing me on a two-wheeler down the street
First good bike: Columbia w/ Bendix 2-speed - if I had a magic wand, the first thing I would do would be to create an updated version of the Bendix 2-speed and give it an alloy shell with heat sink fins - I just think that the Bendix 2-speed is best transmission of all time
Philosophic note #2: coaster brakes RULE
First really good bike: 1970 PX-10e
Item sold to finance first really good bike: Lambretta 175cc scooter
Site of my first sewup purchase: Spence Wolf's garage
Site of my first fitting of cycling shorts: Spence Wolf's bathroom
Next really good bike: 1976 Eisentraut Limited - still have it - paint in good shape - decals in great shape -will trade for 24" short coupled Paramount frame - serious
Favorite job ever: Specialized 1982-1983
First duty at Specialized: unpack an order from Campagnolo
First item to be unpacked out of that order: a bag of those little blue rubber nipples that went on the prongs of the Campy pump head
Did I ride the Stumpjumper that's in the Smithsonian: yes - we all did
Next really good bike: 1982 SBC Allez - the San Rensho model - that Yoshi guy did nice work, eh?
Favorite bike of all time: 1980 Univega Gran Primero - just a production frame but Fabulous Road Feel
Bike I put more mile on than any other: a piece-o-crap Dawes frame with alloy rims and a Bendix coaster brake in the back - cost me about $35
Philosophic note #2B: it's all in the legs - get yourself a nice 72 inch gear and learn how to spin it
Current rider: 1960's Schwinn Super Sport w/ factory chrome, a Bendix coaster brake and an old Brooks saddle - the coaster brake was my addition
Favorite tire company: IRC
Heros: Eddy Merckx, Jonathan Boyer, Spence Wolf
Favorite moment on a bike: February 2, 1973, Yosemite Valley, having just arrived from Fresno and watching the snow begin to fall
Favorite moment off a bike: watching Eddy win in Paris in 1974 OR bumping into Eddy at Interbike in 1991 OR putzing in the Campy small parts drawers at Specialized
Favorite bike part: NR/SR brakes
Favorite bike shop: Cupertino Bike Shop in the 1970's, Palo Alto Bike shop in the 1980's and Terry Osell's shop since then
Favorite frame builders: Albert Eisentraut and that Goodrich kid - if you want a realy nice frame, buy a Rivendell custom and ask to have Curt Goodrich build it for you - no offense to you other guys but Curt is a freak'n wizard
Philosophic note #3: Leather saddles, friction shifter, toe clips and straps - Grant Peterson didn't invent this philosophy - I did
Philosophic note #4: Shimano sucks
Philosophic note #5: Alexi Grewal should have take his turn at the front in the 1984 Olympic road race - if he had, Bauer would have won
Philosophic note #6: lugs are cool - but if Eddy Merckx builds frames out of aluminum and carbon then those of us who love lugged steel should just swallow hard and embrace the new classics
Oldest memory: there was a bike shop in the town where I grew up - it was run by an old Italian guy - he didn't speak English - he sold Columbias - when you walked into the place, it smelled of grease and rubber and leather
I look forward to getting to know all of you a bit better.
Pump up your tires and watch out for cars,
Matthew Grimm Shakopee, Minnesota - home of the late Cecil Behringer's velodrome
ps:
My fantasy road bike:
Curt Goodrich Rivendell frame - 590mm - cream with a black H/T - matching Silca pump w/ Primus head
Campy steel headset Phil wood hubs - Campy QRs Super Champion 58s - 36 hole - drilled for Schrader DT 14ga spokes Spense Wolf built wheels - tied and soldered IRC Kevlar tires - 32 rear - 28 front Suntour New Winner Ultra-6-speed - 13-32 Gold Sedisport chain Phil Wood BB Campy NR Triple with SR 52/47 and the 36 Campy steel road pedals Christophe XL steel toeclips Binda Straps - little plastic screw-on nubs Campy SR seatpost Brooks Pro big rivet - black Campy brakes - SR levers w/ black A'me hoods Cinelli 1A stem - 10cm Specialized (Nitto) Mod 1 46cm bars Not sure about handlebar tape - probably white Benotto Chrome handlebar caps Campy Rally derailleur in back Campy SR front derailleur - clamp-on Campy D/T shifters T.A. bottle cage Blackburn rack w/ elastic straps Red reflector on rack Two white reflectors per wheel Yellow reflectors on the pedals Two spare tubes, a Swiss Army knife, 5mm & 6mm allen wrenches, 8/9/10mm nut driver, tire levers, a couple of plastic garbage bags and a dozen quarters all in a seat bag
And while I'm at it - a new pair of wool shorts - a new white wool jersey - two pair of Gant gloves; one bigger than the other - a new Gyro helmet - a Pearl Izumi rain jacket in hot pink and a pair of Adidas Eddy Merckx shoes customized at the Italian cobbler with rubber soles and rubber heals
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