Chuck Schmidt wrote: "Too funny... now it is my turn to say "Gee... she was always very sweet to me!" Of course I'm "a little" older than you are John. And I got to know Sara seeing her at the Trade Shows every year and the occasional visit to Conrad's when I was in NYC. Maybe it's that Brooklyn thing John? <grin>"
Sig. Chuck, Sara always wanted to put on airs that they were the best and no one else was any good. She knew I was a mechanic at another shop, so I might have been viewed as "the competition". Our shop was "Roy's Sheepshead Cycles" in Brooklyn. We had the same stuff (except for the show bikes), no attitude, and better prices. Roy's got pretty big and was the neck and neck competition to R+A till around 1982 when the owner started to put fine white powder up his nose. Only facts here folks , no fiction. Although Alan of Roy's, managed to stay in business, the shop is nothing now and R+A is the largest Colnago dealer in the U.S. But yes, you are older. And better look'n too. <smile>
John T.Pergolizzi Brooklyn, New York Hung around Dave Perry's shop in Manhattan today with Erin the mechanic and lunched on Katz's Deli knoblewurst with sauerkraut and mustard and a knish. Oh yea and a Schneiderweiss beer. I was on my way home on a "new" Hetchins. Ahhh, dis is DA life.
John Pergolizzi wrote:
>
> Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> "Conrad's in NYC next to the United Nations was another 70s boutique
> style store; they had nothing but the best of the best (is Sara still
> around?)!"
>
> YES, Sara is still around and just as bitchy as ever. Always
> wore a "victim of the press" lapel button. Her intention was to
> selfaggrandize I guess, but nobody really gave a hoot about her except
> to trade stories about her nastiness. DON'T call on Wednesdays unless
> you want heart palpitations.
> Story: I built a bike ( Barry Hoban frame; out of the Falcon
> factory I think) for a very nice young lady back in 1981. We went to
> Conrad's for something and when she told Sara about the new bike and
> Sara was her usual nasty self, my friend told dear Sara in a quite
> proper way to go stuff it! Very satisfying; glad I was there.
> Conrad was a nice enough guy and kept her in check. That shop
> was THE place back in the late 70's New York. He'd go to the N.Y.
> show
> and buy the best stuff on day 1. When you went to the shop, if it was
> your size, good. If not, too bad, couldn't order a bike like that.
> If you needed it, you went there and you PAID.
> Got some sidi shoes one rainy day. Came with a genuine signed
> Francesco
> Moser picture card in the shoe box; still got it.
>
> John T.Pergolizzi
> Brooklyn, N.Y.
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