There has been, it seems, in the last 10-12 years or so, a new level of sophistication assigned to things that for a long time didn't have such monetary value and preciousness (is that really a word?). You can't touch older guitars and certain baseball cards unless you have some deep pockets. Why should it be any different with classic bikes and parts? The bicycle thing is a bit more esoteric than some other subjects, but with the advent of Ebay putting things in your face in a much more glorious light than the past, none of us should be surprised by any of this. Go to a Borders book store and check out all the obscure magazines available for a variety of subjects, and then there are all the even more obscure titles that you have to have some serious knowledge of a subject to find. I don't know-might be America at its best and its worst...
Mark Eaton
Sonoma County, CA -----Original Message----- From: Richard M Sachs [mailto:richardsachs@juno.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 2:43 PM To: OROBOYZ@aol.com Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org; Grant.McLean@SportingLife.ca Subject: Re: [CR]Pegoretti bits
snipped: OROBOYZ@aol.com writes: "I can't say about Italy, but for a 10% fee I could come up with that stuff this afternoon... "
isn't this at the core of some of the problems facing the classic bicycle community; that so much of what was once common and necessary, and today so sought after in spite of the legwork involved and/or the costs assigned to the 'rarity' assigned... so much of these old parts are <still> available: frame parts, nos campagnolo stuff, maybe even binda toestraps too...but it's all hidden away and taken out of the mainstream. like dale, i too have stashes, and multiples of stashes... some are piled onto other stashes.
there really is no shortage at all. the only difference is that the method of inventory has changed. e-RICHIE chester, ct **************************************** snipped: OROBOYZ@aol.com writes: "I can't say about Italy, but for a 10% fee I could come up with that stuff this afternoon... " in reply to: Grant.McLean@SportingLife.ca writes: "Campagnolo1010B dropouts, and top bb cable guides graced the frame I drooled over. Not that they are "rare" but I think it's fair to say that coming up with 60 sets could be "difficult".