On Dec 4, 2003, at 10:32 PM, FedMaritime@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 12/4/2003 8:02:41 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> mattmatthew@hawaii.rr.com writes:
> A great place to get a Brook's saddle is at Wallingford Bicycle
> (www.wallbike.com). I have no connection to the shop or its owner, but
> Bill Laine has this great 6 month unconditional guarantee for Brook's
> --
> if you don't like it for any reason whatsoever u can return it and get
> your money back.
> Another vote for Bill and Erin Laine! These folks don't just sell this
> stuff
> -- they are bicycle club riders. They are active in the New Orleans
> bicycle community; leading rides, and posting swim parties afterwards.
> You won't meet nicer folks. Then there's the product line; Brooks,
> Berthoud, Carradice and a host of other top notch classics.
>
> Regards,
>
> Carlo Carr
> N'Awlins, LA
> (Where its suddenly winter -- dipping way down into the 50's!)
>
Looking at the WWW.wallbike.com site we see this CR content:
Spotlight Site
Britsh bike builder Nigel Wilson has a few things to say about the state of cycling in his country.
Sample: "With the right British Team I could put Armstrong out of \u2018le Tour\u2019 in four days! Sooner if the Spanish teams were to stop riding round like a bunch of fairies."
and
"But I\u2019am telling you now, Armstrong et al would ride just as well, even better! on a hand built 853, especially when made to measure! Why don\u2019t they ride them then? Because they are paid to ride easy to produce tat! Any company trying their hand at producing Light Weight steel Craftsmanship with the \u2018steel\u2019 hallmarks of Quality and Longevity goes belly up these days, there is no quick resell in a long lasting Quality item.
And there's plenty more at<http://www.wilsoncycles.co.uk/>. Click on "true stories" and then "Letter to Cycling Weakly."
yours,
Michael "right on Nigel" Murphy
Michael Murphy
PO Box 6
Paige, Texas 78659
512 825 2048