OK so did someone on the list win the bid on the Picchio?
#7168401618
My bid at the last moment was actually slightly higher than the winning bid, but was not accepted by the eBay system because it did not meet the minimum required. I probably would have been second high anyway... but nice frame, sorry to miss it.
So who won it?
David
David G. White Burlington, VT
oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
> Mr. Richard Sachs, archive reader par excellence, reports:
>
> "these are dubois.
> they made a ref 32 model with spoons
> "welded" to the tops AND bottoms in an
> effort to lengthen the points. rather
> than retool, they simply added on.
>
> e-RICHIE©T®"
>
> Dale Brown
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
> To: brook.watts@comcast.net; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 13:24:35 EDT
> Subject: Re: [CR]Picchio Special and their lugs
>
> In a message dated 7/8/2005 1:02:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> brook.watts@comcast.net writes:
>
> << Sheldon has my old Picchio tandem that has these lugs and a beautiful
> fork. Maybe he'll post the link to it.
>
> Wm. Lewis brought the tandems and these purple Specials into the US
> while I was working for him briefly in 1983 . Angelo's work was
> truly artisan. I understand he did a lot of sub-contract work for
> others. We also had Picchio work stands and a crude trainer (rear
> wheel mounted on a roller). When I went over to Campy USA I
> recommended the Picchio workstands for the LA Olympic games for each
> of the team cabins at the velodrome--that order of 60 stands must
> have been a shock to Picchio! >>
>
> Thanks Brooks.
> I had one of those work stands too!
>
> The bb shell was interesting too. Looked like almost a sand casting..
> short
> points, and thick. Makes me wonder if he had "sprung" for his own lugs
> & bb. If
> so, he would have been one of the very few at that time.
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC USA
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