Hey Mark !!!!
This is Raoul Delmare writing to you , from Marysville Kansas .
You may recall that my old cycling buddy Bruce & I visited with you at your shop . Could it have been as long ago as almost a year ?? Bruce lives over in South Bend , so it was handy for me to go visit him and his wife and son , then head over your way . Since Chicago is right next door to South Bend , Bruce and I came over to pick up that couple of bicycles I'd bought from you .
Both Bruce and I were INCREDIBLY impressed with your collection . We can't say thank you enough !
Anyway , I'm a list-member of :
The Classic Rendezvous Mailing List
This is the creation of Dale Brown . It's a wonderful resource , and a great bunch of folks !
http://www.classicrendezvous.com
Recently , two ideas have been kicked around on the list , either one of which should have made me think of YOU instantly ! But it wasn't until someone else mentioned your name that the little light-bulb came on over my head .
There's been discussion of the POSSIBILITY of one of those high-quality glossy-paper calendars , devoted to vintage light-weight bicycles , organized by the list-members , perhaps for the 2005 calendar year .
Also , there has been a bit of discussion about the fact that there are bicycle shows , and bicycle swap-meets , in many parts of the country . But , there seems to be none in the general Chicago-land area .
I'm curious to know if either one of these ideas stirs up any interest from your direction ?
And thanks again for the bicycles !
Best wishes ,
Raoul
Kansas
> On 7 Oct 2003 at 16:03, Steve Kurt wrote:
>
> > From: David Cooper <dbcooper@rcn.com>
> >
> > "Hi Raoul,
> > Your email points out an important thing missing from the vintage
bicycle
> > calendar: a Chicago event. I am in support of the idea, and would
welcome
> > anyone else for suggestions."
>
> This thread got me thinking about Mark Mattei of CycleSmithy on
> Clark Street in Chicago. While Mark doesn't participate on this list
> (perhaps he's a lurker) he has an extensive bike collection. I just
> now found that many of his bikes are pictured on his shop's web
> site. While most of them would be of no interest to this group there
> are some tantalizing glimpses in some of the pictures. I was
> particularly taken by the bottom picture on page three, and the
> Cinelli(?) track tandem hanging on the wall. Check out:
>
> http://www.cyclesmithy.com/
>
> John Everett - Aurora, Illinois
>
> jeverett3@earthlink.net (John V. Everett)