"P.C. Kohler" wrote:
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> ...Louison Bobet 1954 TdF Stella replica. I mean this was destined, by
> all that's right and holy, to be MY bike.
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> But alas.. no. I bid. And bid again. And MY bike instead winds up with an
> outfit (or a person?) called racingbikes.com for EUR2000 Who was I
> kidding... EUR2000 for an old racing bike?
>
> Well I hope she enjoys her new owner. And it's a good thing I didn't order
> that cool replica wool French national jersey to go with it.
(Peter, do you even bother to think before writing this stuff???)
theracingbicycle_dot_com is Jay Van De Velde, a pretty well known CR list member with a great web site by the name of... go ahead, take a guess... http://www.theracingbike.com (yeah, I'm a regular Columbo ain't I).
I can pretty much guarantee the '54 Stella TdF will be at Velo Rendezvous in October and you can take a look at it in person if you care to. Hell, maybe even ride it a block or two if you're really nice to Jay...
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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