[CR]Re: Ross "signature" on Ebay

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:23:41 -0700
From: "Wiley Coyote" <wcoyote@pe.net>
Organization: Acme Distributing Inc.
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <15f.31627922.2e1384cb@aol.com>
Subject: [CR]Re: Ross "signature" on Ebay

As the "former" Warehouse Manager for Ross Bicycles (Los Angeles, CA). I recall a low-end "Signature" road bike during 1985-1986 that sold in the $250-300 retail price range, looked similar to the "Redcay" signatures, but was cloned in Taiwan. It had a nice geometry frame built out of low end tubing, marginal low-end parts, and a decent ride, 25-26 lb bike. The paint was very attractive in several metallic colors, especially for a bike in that price range. I used one of these frames with a mix of 105 & 600 shimano parts as a racing bike for several years, a cheap "claimer" sort of affordable racing tool.

Jim Harlow Redlands CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------

OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 6/29/2004 2:00:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> EdVintage63@aol.com writes:
>
> << Ross for sale on ebay:
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
> On the general topic of "caveat emptor,"
> I don't see any real indication or proof this is a Ross Signature model >>
>
> You are correct in your suspicions.. They may have called this bike a
> "Signature Series" at that point in Ross' decline, but it is not a handbuilt
> top-of-the-line bicycle.
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC
> _______________________________________________

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