Hey Joe,
You got a picture of that bike? Thanks, Jamie Swan - Northport, N.Y.
espresso18 wrote:
> > Hi Tom and Co:
>
> speaking of Long Island, have you/your buddies ever heard anything of the
> Long Island Wheelmen, specifically Andy Hamel?
>
> Andy did frame building and also imported Baines into this country, back in
> the 30s.... I have one of the bikes he built in the Baines style, lugless,
> really pretty, which I bought on Long Island almost 30 years ago.
>
> I don't know at what point in time the Wheelmen disbanded-- just wondrin'...
> Thanks
>
> Joe LaTassa
> Hellertown, PA
>
> Hey Tom,
> >
> > By all means, try to make the B.V.V.W. meeting Thursday evening.
> > I'll be there with Jamie Swan. We're from out on Long Island. The
> > meetings are fun.
> >
> > I've got a Raleigh Lenton Sports Reg Harris Racing Special, which
> > has cool decals (does yours have the torch and the snowflake?) but
> > is about as ratty as a bike could get. I have it set up as a SA
> > three speed with twist grip on tourist bars, AVA tubulars and Rudge
> > fenders (similar color and patina (rust)) and a well weathered B66.
> > Brakes are Universal side pulls.
> >
> > And, talking about liking larger frame sizes as one gains experience
> > (aging), I've really taken a liking towards 25.5" Raleighs (pro's,
> > competitions), 64 cm Fujis and the sort. Back a few years, I was
> > very happy riding 58-60 cm bikes, then I found 62 cm ones suited me
> > better and now I'm quite pleased to ride these large bikes, with 46
> > cm bars. It is nice to be able to utilize the Campagnolo seatposts
> > without venturing into the "illegal" zone. For way too many years
> > back as a teenager, I rode a too small Atala Record Professional and
> > was as happy as can be. I just didn't know any different.
> >
> > I still ride a wide variety of sizes but have slowed down on buying
> > ones on the small side (but have a hard time passing up anything on
> > the large side).
> >
> > Welcome to the list.
> >
> > Paul Lee
> > Huntington, NY