[CR]Re: Ssssspeedster's Masi & Proper Twin Plate Resto

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:31:55 -0800 (PST)
From: "Syke - Deranged Few M/C" <sykerocker@yahoo.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Re: Ssssspeedster's Masi & Proper Twin Plate Resto

While following the thread regarding 'correctness' of restoration, I also got to thinking about a few easily (he says, famous last words) defendable terms in regards to a finished product. I came up with the following:

Catalog Restoration - a bike that is restored to the specs that the manufacturer listed in their catalog for that model year. Obviously easy for Schwinns and Raleighs, probably a bit more difficult for other makes. The bottom line correct bike, easily documented and beyond argument.

Dealer Restoration - here the effort would be to restore the bike to what was actually SOLD during that model year. Usually identical to a catalog restoration, at least for the majors. However, there would often be a variance in one or two items hung off the frame due to unavailability of what's listed in the catalog (rather common during the early 70's, as I remember).

Period Restoration - now, for this one you start with one of the two previous definitions and turn the bike into what you would have been riding six months after purchasing it from new. How many of us ever bought a bike from a dealer and left it alone for the entire time we owned it? Everything changed on the bike had to be available on the market within the year or so of the model coming out, although older would be acceptable. Obviously, nothing newer would be allowed because by that time it's no longer a restoration.

George R. "Syke" Paczolt Montpelier, VA

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