Mark and list,
First, disclosure of prejudice; the Sellwood guys are friends of mine.
Second, a thought about the Jerry Springer, I mean Alex Singer-since it was
probably repaired by someone known by the Cupertino store people, could it
have been fixed by Peter Johnson, who might be able to provide information
about the work?
Third-have had just a few looks at that bike and a few looks at the Rene
Herse book, there are Herse frames with plain long-point lugs so could this
bike be one?
Cheers
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> This bike has been the subject of quite a bit of offline discussion among
> some of the Alex Singer cognescenti, francophiles, and other members of
the
> list-fringe. It is an attractively priced bike and it is (mostly) a
genuine
> Alex Singer. The original price had been set at 900, and the price
> reduction is most certainly the result of prospective buyers backing out
one
> they'd had a chance to study the bike in question.
>
> However, on initial inspection and conversation with Jan, we both agreed
> that something "was'nt quite right". The head lugs are NOT Singer lugs,
and
> the the fork crown is a "maybe". It also appears to have a BSC headset,
> which is unusual.
>
> A look in the logbooks shows that this bike was sold in 1969, and Spence
> made a note that said "repaired 1979". Aha. Now it all comes into focus.
> My belief is that the bike was badly crashed and the top and down tubes
were
> buckled. Those tubes along with the head tube and forks have been
replaced.
> Also notice that the original racks are missing and the bike has been
> repainted.
>
> Now, this bike might be a very good deal for someone, assuming the repair
> was properly done, but it has a somewhat questionable history. I would
> recommend that the prospective buyer try to ride it, if possible, before
> buying. I may go down to Sellwood in Portland to check it out. After
> all... it IS my size!
>
> regards from sunny San Diego
>
> =====================================================
> Mark Petry 206.618.9642
> Beautiful Bainbridge Island, WA
> mpetry@bainbridgeisland.net
> =====================================================
> It is not the strongest of the species that survive,
> nor the most intelligent. It is the ones most
> adaptable and responsive to change.
>
> Charles Darwin
> =====================================================
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Tom Sanders wrote :
> Subject: [CR]Alex Singer outing
> Message-ID: <000a01c2c4be$3f094e40$ead2f50c@C1921978A>
> Content-Type: text/plain;charset="iso-8859-1"
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> Precedence: list
> Message: 10
>
> I'm surprised it's still there, but there is a 62cm Alex singer for $650 =
> @ http://www.sellwoodcycle.com/
> It looks nice in the photo. Been for sale for at least a couple of =
> days.
> Just hoping someone can use it...No connection to seller.
> Tom Sanders
> Lansing, Mi