[CR]The Oscars

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From: "Peter Koskinen" <peter@prkbikes.com>
To: "'Classic Rendezvous'" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 02:19:01 -0500
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Subject: [CR]The Oscars

I have been on the road for a few days so I have missed a large chunk of this thread. It seems that most folks have listed their favorites as to whom should be on this list. Initially I thought so to. However, after a few minutes thought as to which people have made the most impact within their era I have come up with the following:

1. Tullio Campagnolo - for all of his innovations that has made cycling what it is today.

2. Bill Boston - frame construction fixture design and later his frames made to measure.

3. Bill Shook - 1970's Aluminum frame construction and manufacturing, later to evolve into WEYLESS and American Classic Equipment.

4. HI-E. This family brought us a new innovative way to look at hubs, pedals, rims, etc that lives on today.

5.Craig Calfee - Late 80's design of the first commercially available carbon frames.

Personal Plus 2 as frame builders that deserve recognition :

1. Albert Eisentraut. 2. John Slawta

Cheers,

Peter Koskinen Chapel Hill, NC

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