Well, I'm even more out of touch than you, Peter. I was just taking inventory yesterday of my "branch collection" in PA. Completed bikes: 4 American, 2 French, 2 British. Framesets: 4 British, 3 French. Not an Italian bike in sight. I guess I just don't "get it".
Regards,
Jerry Moos Houston, TX
"P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net> wrote:
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Tom Simpson, was ultimate French bike
> I must say, Russ, I never heard of Simpson riding a Masi before.
Jerry, surely you knew where this thread, like all others on the CR List, would lead. "What's Ultimate French Bike" well.. it turned out to be Italian! Of course! What were we thinking?! And, of course, a Masi. We have all been wasting our time and filling our abodes with all manner of machines from myriad makers and nations. For naught. Because, in the end, it's all Masi. Always. Ever since that damn movie, maybe before. I give up. Like the rest of you, I really yearn to be Dave Stollar. Honest. I'm even going to rename my cat Fellini.
I even rode my Cinelli today not that nasty PX-10 that Tom Simpson (whose real name is Tommassino I've been told) and Eddy Merckx (who must really be Italian not Belgian) wouldn't touch with a barge pole. I think I'll get rid of all my French and British bikes and just keep the Cinelli. It's SO much easier. But wait, it's still not a Masi. I can't win. Unless it's one of the thousands of Cinellis that Masi made. It's not really true Masi made the Schwinn Varsity? I'll check the archives on that one.
Tutti Masi abordo CR List, non e vero? Sempre.
Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA