[CR]WAS: Measuring Ugly. NOW: Hindsight

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:10:58 -0500
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>
Subject: [CR]WAS: Measuring Ugly. NOW: Hindsight

while this thread was rooted in the quest to define "ugly", etcetera, i maintain that what we are also doing is finding out that, with hindsight, many of these frames - though charming - are not as well made or crafted as we believed (believeD) them to be. eddie with the rossin. me with the masi. ugly may be a word that describes a superficial, outward appearance, but it can also relevant in describing construction and design. the word "eliteism" was used earlier. we are more elite in our analysis of these timeline bicycles with each passing season, and i am sure that folks will find something to criticize in today's offerings 30 years from now.

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