On the one occasion I had to talk to Albert at length, he was generous with his time and displayed a good disposition.
Earle Young Madison, Wisc. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos To: Bob Freitas ; earle.young@tds.net Cc: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [CR]EISENTRAUT
We may eventually find that Albert Eisentraut's bad disposition has been grossly exagerrated. After all, much the same was said about Bruce Gordon, but as everyone at Cirque seems to have discovered, nothing could be further from the truth. I think we are all guilty of forgetting how little money there is in bicycles when we ask framebuilders for free help.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Bob Freitas <freitas1@pacbell.net> wrote: I called Albert and asked about a bike of his that I had bought,he was willing to research his records for $100 hr.At the same time he spent 30 minutes on the phone with me talking about everything from Dave Staub to Wine Making. As I recall he said something about being asked about the same bikes time after time. You cannot blame him as the only money he makes on an old bike is when he originally sold it not on the subsequent resales. I will bet that all builders with the exception of one or 2 are probably dealing with the realities of a low income unless their
frame business is an adjunct to the business they really make their money at. I know WATERFORD,certainly operating on a larger scale than most KOF builders, has been doing Motorcycle painting and there are probably other examples. Expecting Bricks and Bats to be on their way BOB FREITAS MILL VALLEY,CA
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