Re: [CR]Another Newbie who has been lurking

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Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 22:35:01 -0500
From: "David G. White" <whiteknight@adelphia.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Another Newbie who has been lurking
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Actually, Joe, Glenn Eames is no longer part of the Ski Rack -- although Roger is (and it's an excellent bike and ski and other sports store). Glenn left a few years ago and started another store in Burlington -- the "Old Spoke Home". His bike collection (and what a terrific collection it is!), is set up like a museum on the second floor. All are welcome to go enjoy. Check out the "museum" link on Glenn's web-site here: http://www.oldspokeshome.com/ . It shows a portion of his collection. Check out the used bikes for sale link too. How about a 1938 ladies Sunbeam "Silver"! Glenn also often has used vintage parts for sale on eBay under the name "planetcage". Quite a few nice ones right now!

Cheers!

David -- love this place in which I live -- White Burlington, VT

Joe Bender-Zanoni wrote:
> This was (is?) one heck of a nice store. I stopped in there about 1977
> and it looked like a classic Schwinn store (like Schwinn's model store
> idea) but it was in a class of its own with drawer after drawer of
> Campagnolo parts. This kind of store was not common on the East coast,
> let alone in rustic Vermont. Big store, Schwinn based but with lots
> more. The owner had an obvious glee as the depth of his Campy stock.
>
> Welcome Roger. For those who don't know, the Ski Rack in Burlington
> has a great display of antique bikes thanks to owner/collector Glenn
> Eames. Dave Porter's bike shop over in Winooski is a worthwhile visit
> to a classic knowledgable curmudgeon for high grade mechanical work
> (but buy something please!).
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch, NJ
>
> Roger Costales wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I come to Classic Rendezvous via Green Mt. Schwinn Cyclery in
>> Rutland, Vt. where I started working in 1972 when I was 16. Some of
>> you may remember this store, as we sold nice bikes all over the
>> country. We built the wheels for the "76" U.S. Olympic team. We also
>> outfitted a cycling team from Saudi Arabia for the Olympics with
>> Italian bikes that Same year (not knowing their size). They did not
>> win any medals. I left Green Mt. Schwinn and the bicycle business in
>> 1981 for greener pastures. I got back into the bicycle in 1991 and
>> have started a collection of bikes. Primarily of brands we sold which
>> I could not afford back then. I currently own over 40 bikes, not all
>> vintage. Some of the vintage bikes I currently own. 2 Masi Gran
>> Criterium's, 2 Colnago Supers and a Mexico, Cinelli Super Corsa, Gios
>> Torino, 2 Schwinn Paramount's (one is a beautiful "66" Chrome),
>> Raleigh Pro Track Bike, Raleigh International, Motobecane Le
>> Champion, Teledyne Titan,
>> Crescent, Holdsworth, Bianchi, 2 Serotta Club Specials, Eddy Merckx,
>> Richard Sachs (which is too big for me and I plan on selling) A NOS
>> Lejeune frame, and 3 Argos's (which I don't know much about).
>> My interest is in bikes which we sold, and I am familiar with.
>> Hence I don't have any of the nice English bikes, (Herse, Singer,
>> Jack Taylor and other bikes which I had never heard of till this forum).
>> This year, the month of June I commuted to work on a different
>> bike every day I worked (22). You can check out many of the bikes at
>> http://www.vtbikes.com and click on( bikes of vermont link).
>> Thank you to the folks who turned me on to Classic Rendezvous. I
>> have enjoyed a few transactions with a number of you in the past.
>> I still have some bikes I would like to add to the collection,
>> but enough for now.
>>
>> Roger Costales
>>
>> Burlington, Vt.
>> P.S. Hello Dave W.