snipped: "...donating their old frames to young riders.
we do that on the cross team.
nothing is wasted. we take a
cue from the european tradition.
to surpass the master is to repay
the debt
e-RICHIE
chester, ct
Thomas Reitz wrote:
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(snip)
> I have received this frame with a terrible story:
> This was the bike from Rudi Altig (or one of his team members, which was
> ridden through the Tour de France. The person who gave this frame to me
> don't remember in which year. The team left a few bikes in France, for Young
> riders !! I can't believe that.
> But this was the story.
No, that is a terrific story!
Pro teams giving back to the sport by donating their old frames to young riders. Very noble! How else were the young riders going to get good equipment unless it was donated to them. From what I understand this was the normal course of things in Europe. Everything was handed down from the top to the bottom and things were used until they were used up! Nothing was wasted... Beautiful!
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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