Re: [CR]Fontan Pau

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From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
To: <artlink@flash.net>, "classic rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20061109011644.74811.qmail@web34101.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Fontan Pau
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 18:16:59 -0800
reply-type=original

That's because they were a-FORDING something else.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA


----- Original Message -----
From: Arthur Link
To: classic rendezvous
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 5:16 PM
Subject: [CR]Fontan Pau



> Jerry Moos asked if there was any previous pro cyclist who marketed his
> own brand of bike while still racing.i.e. before retirement. That would be
> Arthur Zimmerman of New Jersey an American champion in the 1890's and who
> also wowed the Brits and rode for Raleigh in the 1890's. He was involved
> with the Zimmerman Manufacturing Co. of Freehold,N.J. (1895-1898) and
> raced until 1897 and retired to run a hotel. The bike boom was rapidly
> deflating due to oversupply and price cutting. Art Link, in sunny mid 80's
> F , San Antonio,Texas,USA