=0D Where do old frames go to die? Easy, walk around NYC. There is a ton of them. You see steel frames on every street corner. I previou sly reported on the list seeing a blue McLean bike with CDO decals that was turned into a beater bike. The bike gods are on our side though.&nbs p; The owner's name is Nina. A rather attractive young lady with gree n eyes who is reluctant to give up the bike due to sentimental reasons.&nbs p; She works freelance and had her McLean tied up outside my building for s everal months. Nina and I discussed the bike and I tried to buy it of f of her to no avail. By sheer coincidence, she rides by John Pergoli zzi a few months later. Pergo remembers our conversation and John bei ng as shy and reserved as he is, calls out to Nina her by her name.&nb sp; Nina stops and wonders how this stranger knew her name. Pergo get s her email though and the dialogue continues to rescue this McLean frame f rom its ultimate demise.
Mike Schmidt
New York, NY
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