Re: [CR]1983 and all that

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From: "Stephen Sitz" <stephen@preferred-realtor.com>
To: "Brandon Ives" <monkeylad@mac.com>, "Mara & Steven Maasland" <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
References: <2804499.1054586632405.JavaMail.monkeylad@mac.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]1983 and all that
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 16:55:46 -0400
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Note the "dorsal fin" wheel guide on the photo of the bike Brandon referred to. Also never saw 531 decal on the "6" of the seat tube with mountain bike seat clamp to boot.

Stephen Sitz, Associate Broker
stephen@preferred-realtor.com
Preferred Properties of Franklin, Inc.
91 Georgia Road
Franklin, NC 28734
Office 828-349-4663
Fax 828-349-4087


----- Original Message -----
From: Brandon Ives
To: Mara & Steven Maasland
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]1983 and all that



> On Monday, June 02, 2003, at 01:21PM, Mara & Steven Maasland <TheMaaslands@comcast.net> wrote:
> >- Fade paint jobs have been around a long time and well before Alexi
> >Grewal. The sole difference being that Grewal accepted to use colours
> >that would previously have been considered gauche. It was a real 'in
> >your face' colour scheme that matched the whole political and economic
> >attitudes of the decade. Do you remember the pink Merciers or even
> >the 'celeste' Bianchis? Neither was ever considered to be terribly in
> >keeping with the toughness of the sport of cycling. (I must admit to
> >however liking celeste, fades and even the Mercier pink)
>
> Here's a really nice 50s fade of un-tough colors as an example.
> < http://ebay.com/<blah>
> I thought the bike was totally sexy and it was in my size too. Thankfully I know when to say when.
> enjoy,
> Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
> SB, CA
> ++++++++++++++++++++
> Nobody can do everything,
> but if everybody did something
> everything would get done.
> --Gil Scott-Heron--
> ++++++++++++++++++++