Re: [CR] Surprising ending to Cinelli Pista frameset auction

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From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
To: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>, "CR RENDEZVOUS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Surprising ending to Cinelli Pista frameset auction
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 23:10:35 -0800
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I knew I'd get you going. I'm gonna hit the sack and make you wait till tomorrow for some more technique for you to try. What do I have up my glove? Sleep tight, don't let the road rash bite.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA


----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Schmidt
To: CR RENDEZVOUS
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CR] Surprising ending to Cinelli Pista frameset auction



> One additional note here: you just know that if today's bike messengers
> knew about how the hard men (Ted's a Charter Memeber) braked the front
> tire with their hand back in the day, they'd be all over it. Skip
> skidding the rear tire??? Sounds kind of effeminate doesn't it? <grin>
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
> United States of America
> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)
>
>
> On Dec 7, 2006, at 10:30 PM, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>
>> Back in the day it was pretty common Kurt. The glove had a really thick
>> chunk of shoe leather riveted and stitched to the palm of the glove
>> (only need one).
>>
>> Personally I find the less manly way works fine for me... a common
>> mechanical hand brake in place of the common hand.
>>
>> Chuck Schmidt
>> South Pasadena, Southern California
>> United States of America
>> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)
>>
>>
>> Kurt Sperry wrote:
>>
>>> OK, that should work fine if you are one of the handful of people in
>>> the
>>> World who can do it effectively!
>>>
>>> Kurt Sperry
>>> Bellingham WA
>>> USA
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/7/06, Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Guys and Gals, remember that Ted's method of stopping a track bike is
>>>>
>>>> not skidding the rear wheel (pretty ineffective). His method is OG
>>>> Old Skool where he presses down on the front tire with his gloved
>>>> hand with the shoe leather on the palm and his arm wedged against the
>>>>
>>>> back of the handlebar.
>>>>
>>>> Class is in session!