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Dirk
-- Dirk Feeken Heidelberg Germany
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of BobHoveyGa@aol.com Sent: Donnerstag, 25. März 2004 17:01 To: richardsachs@juno.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Alex Singer art?
e-RICHIE®\u2122©\u221e writes:
>otoh, my observation was that the quality and execution of the torch and
>metalwork seemed quite entry level; i am not suggesting that there are
>structural problems, but on the surface, there were telltale signs of
>over-heating, and brass inclusions, and heat bands, and distortion on all
the
>frames i was shown. personally, i felt that the mojo and history of the
atelier
>and brand over-rode any of my professional biases, but i did see what i did
>see.
Richie;
I've never seen a Singer in the flesh but whenever someone would post a nice group of photos with good-quality closeups, I used to take a deep breath before opening them, hoping that I would get some indication that the Singer reputation was built on more than just "the whole package" (i.e., the production of a well-designed 'turnkey' randonneur), and that there was some of the attention to detail I have come to associate with fine framebuilding in this country. But each time I was disappoiinted... even hidden by a (pretty crappy in some cases) coat of paint, I could see blobs of brass, uneven shorelines, wrapover stays that didn't quite line up (and often looked like they'd hardly been cleaned up at all). It caused me to wonder what all the fuss was about with these bikes. ...
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA