Jan Heine wrote:
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> >1980s Alex Singer (Roland Csuka's last)
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> Hmm, Roland Csuka died in 1994, and he worked until the end (see
> Ernest Csuka interview in Vintage Bicycle Quarterly vol. 1, No. 1
> (Summer 2002), p. 13).
>
> So either the bike isn't Roland's last, or it isn't from the 1980s.
> The serial number will show the date - in 1990, they had arrived at
> 2900 something. So I'd expect another 100 to 150 were built before
> Roland's death.
>
> However, I'd like to know the story - how was it established that
> this was Roland's last? I know Grant Handley used to claim that the
> bike he had ordered was the last one Roland built.
>
> Of course, you may ask - does it matter?
Of course I don't know the facts one way or the other; just going on a participant's entry form.
And of course, I don't want to "rain on someone's parade" particularly at a party like Velo Rendezvous.
Kind of like the family reunion and everybody's getting along great and then you overhear, "And what's THAT supposed to mean!?"
Let the good times roll...
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
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