My '73 wrecked Pog that sustained a Chuck-issimo type of collision last fall makes this bike look like it was in a minor fender bender. Brian Baylis is going to repair it. The rear triangle is the only thing that survived. The rest is way more crunched. I think its worth fixing because its a scarce and relatively early Pog, and insurance is paying for the repair. I'm sure there will be a wide range of opinions about its relative worth compared to pre-crash state, but for that bike, I couldn't see just tossing it. If insurance wasn't paying to fix it, there is no way to economically justify the cost of the repair. If they didn't, I doubt that I would.
Clearly, the person that owned the Eisentraut decided it wasn't worth it.
Roman Stankus
Atlanta, Ga
> man, i have never seen a frameset with damage in some many places at once.
> i would say that this is actually a "crashentrout" which al had a small
> part in making. if you want to address every area where the paint
chipped,
> this bike would have perhaps 2 or 3 original tubes remaining.
>
> there are some bikes that should be sawed up and used to make table lamps.
> i'd say that this one is the best candidate i've seen ...
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA