[CR]When do you say no to riding a classic

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From: "Beyer Jr., Chris (C.C.)" <cbeyer2@volvocars.com>
To: "'Brandon Ives'" <monkeylad@mac.com>, The Maaslands <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>, Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: [CR]When do you say no to riding a classic
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:56:10 -0400

Monkeyman writ:

There is no item on a bike that breaks down slower when ridden.

? grease? tires? rubber bits in general? It's better to wear out consumables than to watch them oxidize, eh?

You're right and it's kind of a bummer, but we don't even have that here in the US. It was seeing these collections in Europe that made me wonder why we don't have it in the US.

**wrong. here's just one:

http://www.pedalinghistory.com/

Granted, it's nowhere near the Left Coast, but it's a nice bicycle museum, and a storefront luncheonette about 1 mile away serves the best blueberry pancakes I've ever had.. I understand there's another cycling museum in Ohio. Aldo? Where's it at?

Chris Beyer (the Hurlow's on the road! pictures soon!) Sunny 'n' balmy Bloomfield, NJ