Re: [CR]Re: Rene Herse pictures - 1st pic

(Example: Framebuilding:Norris Lockley)

Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 11:08:32 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Rene Herse pictures - 1st pic
References: <000701c6132a$ce600030$e00fa8c0@Tom> <001401c613a2$02362390$ba14fbd1@Newhouse>


Aldo Ross wrote:
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> Some interesting details in the first Herse pic, from 1945-49:
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> http://www.pianosromantiques.com/images/godartearly.jpg (cut)
> 1 inch of seatpost showing, handlebars at saddle height. (Tell me again,
> bikeshop boy - What size do I ride?)

Either he can't straddle the top tube if he peddles with his legs extended at the bottom of the stroke or he can straddle the top tube and his legs are really bent at the bottom of the stroke when he peddles.

Right? Wrong? Opinions out there?

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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