Re: [CR]Re: New Brooks B18 (Slightly off colour)

(Example: Framebuilders)

Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:15:35 -0500
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: New Brooks B18 (Slightly off colour)
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At 4/20/2006 11:05 AM +1000, Ben Kamenjas wrote:
>Well, I don't mind the company falling in Italian hands ...
>especially if they keep the current art director. I hear they are
>consulting with that kid "Royal Flush" Brandi, and throwing some
>ideas around for a fresh campaign for all the Brooks model line.
>Personally, I can't wait to see what they come up with for the Swallow.

Many years ago I was helping a cycling friend move into his new house. I had Shanghai'ed a non-cycling friend to help. In one of the boxes she carried, she saw an old Brooks Swallow. She picked it up, looked at it for a moment and said, "Nice shape, where do you put the batteries?".

Mark Stonich;
Minneapolis Minnesota
http://mnhpva.org
http://bikesmithdesign.com