for what it's worth, i've got a mid-eighties performance strada; tange 2 tubes, nice looking lugs, and forged suntour dropouts. it was my first 'real' bike, and it's got a lovely buttery feel. i converted it to a fixed-gear for a while, and rode the hell out of it, and now it's a frame waiting for the right parts to be turned into a real bike again.
-galen pewtherer san francisco, ca
On 9/17/05, John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com> wrote:
> marc garcia _marcgarcia80@ameritech.net_ wrote:
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>
> > A gentleman came by to look at an OT bike I had listed
> > locally, he was riding an interesting looking frame,
> > although free of decals. He said he bought it from
> > performance bike shop (the chain) back in the 80's.
> > According to him, they bought out a bunch of masi's
> > overstock and sold them under there own brand name.
> > This seems far fetched to me but I was just curious
> > enough to see if this urban legend has made it beyond
> > this gentleman's mind and my garage.
>
> I seem to recall that Performance contracted with a Korean outfit in the
> mid-80s to produce house brand Columbus tubed frames. From what I
> recall, they looked pretty decent.
>
> --
> John (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA
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-galen