... would that be "celeste" as in sky or underwear? Or was that the short stick? ;-)
kim klakow berlin, germany
> No matter how carefully you pack your bike, you are at the mercy of fate
> when it comes to shipping, no matter the airline or carrier. It makes
> sense
> to me to take that risk when you are going to a vintage event, but not
> just
> to have something to ride for a few days. I think the best approach is to
> have "commodity bike" to take with you. One that is a decent ride, but
> which you would just shrug and say "bummer" if you opened the box to find
> a
> dent in the top tube, or were told by the shipping clerk that it had been
> lost when the train plunged into the canyon. For me, that's a mid-80's
> Bianchi Alloro-or-something (the decal is gone). Columbus 3-tubes, Shimano
> 600, clinchers, it rides pretty well, and is the only bike I have with
> click-shift. And, yes, it shifts better than any other bike I have--rats.
> $160 at a used bike sale, but at least it's Celeste. It doubles as an
> early
> season/rainy weather bike, as well.
>
> I'd braze in couplers if STS would only sell to amateur frame builders. I
> am thinking about fabricating my own, as others have done.
>
> Steve Barner, Bolton, Vermont
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <CMontgo945@aol.com>
> > > To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 6:45 PM
> > > Subject: [CR]Airline Worries
> > >
> > >
> > > > My wife is dragging me off to Poolesville, Maryland for Christmas.
> I'm
> not
> > > a
> > > > happy camper given it's pushing 80 degrees here in Tucson. Told her
> I'd go
> > > if
> > > > I could take the bike. No way I'm gonna sit for 9 days. Would like
> to
> take
> > > my
> > > > '52 ASC equipped Viking Road-Path. Am I nuts? Anybody have America
> West
> > > horror
> > > > stories? Ripped off bikes? Frames twisted into oblivion? Maybe I
> should
> > > just
> > > > take my 80 Holdsworth 68" fixie and be happy. What do you think?
> > > >
> > > > Craig "Perplexed in Nirvana" Montgomery
> > > > Tucson
>
>
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