Richard Sachs wrote:
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> are there any-many on this list that have actually ordered a
> frame that may be 'considered' a modern version/reissue/
> replica/reproduction of a CR timeline bicycle? i would love to
> know otherwise, but my guess is that the total numbers are
> frightenly low. from among all the euro marques that have offered
> updated versions, coupled wth the list builders, i'd be surprised
> if total sales exceeded 3 dozen.
Not me.
What I have seen a few times here in California is guys taking their 1960s Ideor Asso or Legnano that they had in their youth (and that they stopped riding in their youth) and then started riding again, so took their rusty bike to Jim and Sue at CyclArt, had new paint and decals put on and braze-ons and respacing for modern parts. These guys were thrilled with their "new" bikes.
So while they would be a potential buyer for a "new/old" bike, they get old bikes "modernized" because "who in the world would want to ride with those old obsolete parts." I think this eliminates some of the buyers for a modern version/reissue/replica/reproduction of a CR timeline bicycle.
Chuck Schmidt L.A.
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