My 1970 Cinelli is built up with Ti parts that my friend personally made at that time. He was in a position where he could acquire Ti; each part is an exact replica of a Campy part bolt/nut/screw; the workmanship is beautiful. He was fond of saying, "The secret is to go through the entire bike...it's the cumulative effect". Angel Garcia Verona, IT
On 11/15/05, Syke - Deranged Few M/C <sykerocker@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Boy, do these stories bring back some memories!
>
> Back in the bike boom days of the 70's, the Presque Isle Bicycle Club
> (Erie, PA) had five or six guys (I was one of them) who could be counted
on
> for a new custom assembled (as opposed to built - none of us built our ow
n
> frames, of course) bicycle for the first spring ride. Sort of the spirit
of
> Discovery's Great Biker Buildoff, but with bicycles.
>
> I think it was the winter of '73 when, over a couple of beers, we started
> challenging each other to build the lighest bike possible. I did a purple
> Falcon, radial spoked front wheel (as far as I can tell that was the firs
t
> time such a setup was ever seen in western PA), Campagnolo NR drilled to
the
> point of rediculousness (the first rear derailleur snapped from being tak
en
> down too far), and lots of other to my now older mind rediculous stuff. M
y
> eco-freak-rich-kid-doctor's-son buddy showed up with the first titanium
> frame ever seen in western PA. Another guy did some kind of aluminum or
> something equally exotic.
>
> Boy, it was one hell of a show that April when we all showed up for the
> first ride.
>
> Gee, none of us were any faster that day . . . . . . .
>
> George R. "Syke" Paczolt
> Montpelier, VA
>
>
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