RE: [CR]Vintage bicycles and tiers

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:23:42 -0800 (PST)
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR]Vintage bicycles and tiers

In my opinion, there are no "unenjoyable bikes", just riders who do not know how to enjoy the bikes they own.

The beauty of a MASI is the fine brazing and super-thin (often baylis) paint that exposes this beauty. The "Gran Criterium" decal superlatively beautiful.

The beauty of a Sears free spirit is when you blow the doors off the MASI spandex bunny with your Sears free spirit on the open road !!!

The beauty of a production bike is the way it says, "I am not better than you, i don't need to spend a Madison ($1000) to show I'm important on a bike ..."

The beauty of a french bike is, "Look how well this bike can look and work when every component is made by a different maker."

There are no enjoyable bikes. Just riders who lack the joy to enjoy the bikes they have.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA