Re: [CR]Re: Outing myself as a poseur (i guess)

(Example: Racing)

Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 21:25:50 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: Classic Rendezvous Bike List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Outing myself as a poseur (i guess)
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Mark Stonich wrote:
>
> At 08:02 PM 4/1/2005, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>
> > I will say that Mario Confente was actually infuriated that some of
> > his
> > customers considered the bikes he built for them too nice to ride.
> > He
> > felt it was a waste...
>
> Chris Kvale once told me that he hoped every frame he built would need
> a repaint every 3-4 years.

Yeah!

Peter Johnson told me he and his friends got their race bikes painted every year. Almost goes without saying that they didn't obsess over the color or quality to any great degree. They were beautiful tools, but tools none the less.

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA

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