TED!!!! That was you??? Heck, if Tom Sanders and I had known, we'd have said "Hi"!
Bob Hovey Columbus, GA
In a message dated 8/9/05 3:03:51 PM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org
writes:
>
> Different topic:
>
> One time these two "Star Trek-esque" balding guys came
> in at about 11:00am with their back-packs, sandals,
> etc. They mused around the stored for a while until
> they found an old used Motobecane for sale. These
> Bozos parked themselves on the filthy, non-carpeted
> floor--one on each side of the Motobecane. They were
> speaking to each other through the main triangle of
> the frame. They started off by discussing the bike
> itself. When noon rolled around, they pulled out
> rice-cakes, bananas, and soy milk for "lunch on the
> bike store floor."
>
> They finished eating and continued discussion of the
> $80.- Motobecane. I clearly remember one remark
> regarding "how many times" the little leaded cable
> ends (on the derailleur and brake wire ends) had been
> crimped. At one point (about 3:00pm by now) one of
> the guys was laying on his back on the floor whilst
> the other continued with the nit-picking of the
> bicycle.
>
> We did ask them several times if they were interested
> in the bike, if they wanted to test ride the bike,
> etc. They kept saying, "No, we're fine."
>
> It's 5:30pm now and one guy is eating raisins and his
> partner is nibbling on trail-mix. We told them the
> shop would be closing in thirty minutes. They stayed
> 'till the bitter end. These two guys sat on a filthy
> shop floor discussing a Motobecane bicycle for 7 hours
> straight.
>
> If memory serves me right, I was "sent home" early for
> unruly behavior because I was hiding behind a wall and
> rolling 1/4" ball bearings out to where those guys
> were sitting. Some would actually lightly hit them
> and they would pick up the bearings and start
> discussing those!
>
> Ted E. Baer
> Palo Alto, CA