[CR]Re: desirability in general

(Example: Production Builders:Frejus)

Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:47:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Dale B. Phelps" <losgatos_dale@yahoo.com>
To: Bianca Pratorius <biankita@earthlink.net>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <3af6325fb2dc61552cdc699f1efcc8da@earthlink.net>
Subject: [CR]Re: desirability in general

Garth,

I wanted a PX10 a couple years ago, because I remembered oogling them when I was in high school. Its (actually they are as) cool as a PX10 can be, with a measure of patina from use, one has a Wastyns shop sticker on it ... and both will be just fine for my intended use, clean up well and compare the ride between the two and keep whichever I like riding more. Desireability? Sure. It WILL be interesting to compare them to other bikes I have had for much longer...but the fact is the comparison won't be on peugeot-ness

When I graduated from high school, I bought a 57 chevy, over the years I had quite a few of them, and have one now (a 57 Nomad.) Its as cool as a 48 year old car thats been patiently awaiting restoration can be, as a factory black car you can imAGINE the patina -smile- and it will be fine for its intended use....stock in appearance I've kept it for thirty years, but now it is getting modern brakes, modern suspension geometry, and all the brand new bits that will make it look smell and feel as new, but should drive a little more like a modern-esque car than a 3800 pound icon of collectability.

Someone else may prefer a 58 Ford retractable, or even a (shudder) Edsel...maybe we need to take a lesson from the rodders at the local root beer stand Thursday nights, whether its show, or go...they usually seem able to complement each other without a lot of bickering, and these are car guys!

Dale Phelps Longmont CO

Bianca Pratorius <biankita@earthlink.net> wrote: I think that the desirability of these bikes doesn't really lie in the minute details of craftsmanship. I love good craftsmanship, but that's not the only draw in classic bikes. Sometimes we hunger after a bike because it was ridden by a famous or important racer, and we yearn to have a taste of what he dealt with. Sometimes we hunger for a Peugeot or other bike because the memories are part of our own past. Sometimes the bike has notable historical value (PX-10), or it's just a challenge to master the quirks of a different machine with a different pedigree or national origin. Is the 57 Chevy such a mechanical marvel or is it just an icon that demands the collector's attention?

Garth Libre in Miami Fl.

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