those who succeeded at it in various eras should be allowed the opportunity of profiting from the market they helped create. to a builder, i never met any italian who believed it was a virtue to stand at a bench when the option to "grow the business" was possible. e-RICHIE chester, ct
Beautiful, Ritchie, and dead on!!!
Regards,
Mike Carney
Eugene, Oregon
> funny - back in the CR list "old days" this subject was debated
> every other week. i've been on both sides of this issue, and i'm
> not even a blond!!!!!
> i'm curious as to why folks think these framebuilder slash icon
> types want to stay at their benchs all day long until retirement and
> "create" those dang same ol' things year after year. etcetera.
> over "there", framebuilding is not the touchy feely artsy phartsy
> profession that we have/had projected it to be. most who were
> doing it were born into the family business or entered it after
> grade school; it wasn't to exercise a creative bent or to "keep the
> flame burning".
> those who succeeded at it in various eras should be allowed the
> opportunity of profiting from the market they helped create. to a
> builder, i never met any italian who believed it was a virtue to stand
> at a bench when the option to "grow the business" was possible.
> e-RICHIE
> chester, ct
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>
> BobHoveyGa@aol.com writes:
> Sad isn't it? The good news is that Masi (Alberto that is) apparently
> has
> regained US rights to his name so perhaps these Chinese bikes are going
> to get
> some competition on our shores. Even better (and on-topic) news is that
> some
> of those Italian Masi's will be KOF's... according to the ad in the third
>
> Asphalt, we should expect to see a steel internally-lugged 3V, and a
> Sachs-lugged
> Nuevo Prestige. I still like the old bikes better, but I can't help but
>
> welcome the news... could it be that round steel tubes might become a new
> fashion
> in the bike industry?
>
> Bob Hovey
> Columbus, GA