Re: [CR]North American Handmade Bicycle Show

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From: <"brianbaylis@juno.com">
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 04:15:44 GMT
To: richardsachs@juno.com
Subject: Re: [CR]North American Handmade Bicycle Show
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Richie,

I feel the same. I came away with a new appreciation for carbon fiber (yes, they are handmade bikes) and other materials and methods. I'm not going to change, but for sure these other builders are just like everyone else. Passionate, informed, and motivated to create fine bicycles.

The interesting thing I have found upon my return is that I have a new level of motivation to do something I haven't done thus far. I've been planning it for quite a while, but now I have the "gas" to kick it off and get started. It's wonderful to feel like a kid again; although I always do and it should be pretty obvious that I refuse to grow up; but today it might as well be Christmas!

Thanks Don and everyone who showed up. If you don't start planning to be in Phoenix next year RIGHT NOW, you're blowing it big time! I've got some serious plans.

Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA Next year will be amazing! I guess I can see your talk on the DVD! Cool!


-- "richardsachs@juno.com" wrote:


i just returned. 'had the time of my life. i expected a tedious weekend, maybe even a trainwreck. but i was committed, and planned to endure anything that was to transpire.

what i found from the 2nd hour i was there, through to the group hugs upon departure, was that this weekend was an astounding success. i said over at the frameforum.net that, though hindsight is 20/20, it was a mistake for anyone to miss this event. the bicycles were great. the comraderie and enthusiasm was even greater.

despite the material or the approach to design or construction, the folks that were present as exhibitors and/or attendees were complete zealots in their approach to making fine bicycle frames. i was pleasantly surprised to feel such a kinship and respect for folks doing things like we do but on their own terms, rather than feeling it necessary to drag along methods that don't suit their generation.

i saw many old pals and made lots of new ones. i feel as close to these new guys now as i did to my cr kof buds all these years. guys like sasha white, mike desalvo, darren crisp, nick crumpton, and others, are the future of all this. they'll be the next group to get heralded.

carbon fiber, ti, tig, or epoxy - i don't care. the fng's that were there were a class act and i'm proud to call them my peers.

e-RICHIE
chester, ct