I keep seeing proofhide! I think it's Proofide. Looked in my Wheel Goods Corporation catalogue of 1973, Minneapolis, Minn., and sure enough. I was second guessing myself, so had to look it up. Occasionally I fret about these non consequential things. Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Hans Ohrt + Ray Etherton's bike
> What a nice machine and the miserable whatsits won't even ship outside
> the US! Now who do I know in Texas.....? I can understand the sellers
> not recognising a 50th gruppo, after all not all cyclists are smitten by
> Campag, but aluminium, aka aluminum? I think not..I see there is a lot
> of interest in the auction and I doubt it will go cheep (well it is
> Easter). My bargain of the Easter hols at a car boot sale (trunk sale?,
> or flea market?) was a Brooks Competition stamped 1973. Unusual nose
> made of copper, with the nose leather cut away to show off the shiny
> copper material and no badge at the rear. ( I know that a cut away nose
> was often done by owners but this looks an original job) Nice dark brown
> leather in need of Proofhide, but a bargain at £3 ($5) complete with
> clamp. I didn't even haggle and it made my day.
> Disappointed not to learn more from my last post of Hans Ohrt's cycling
> career. I was told that he was the US Olympic coach so he must have been
> a competitor before that.
> The frame/bike that Ray Etherton is selling is superb. If I had the
> space I would buy it.
> Nigel Land
> North Lincs
> UK
>
>
>
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:27:09 -0500
> From: "Warren Hall" <warrenhall@houston.rr.com>
> To: "'CR List'" <ClassicRendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: [CR]Auction stores - bike is on topic
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> I don't want to reveal which Ebay ad has the attached because I imagine
> some
> of the CR crowd is watching this auction. One of the ebay selling
> chains
> currently has a bike up for sale and the following are the attributes of
> the
> bike:
>
>
>
> Bike is in good condition, but it appears to have stayed in the garage
> for
> awhile, so it will need some cleaning and adjusting before use. The
> brake
> pads have some life to them, but they will also need adjustment.
>
>
>
> * Reynolds 531c Fork Blades, Stays, & Butted Frame Tubes
> * Campagnolo brakes, cranks/pedals, & derailleurs
> * Tires: Schwinn 700x25mm
> * Avocet seat
> * Rims: Mavic G-40
> * Frame Size: 61cm
> * Standover: 85cm (33-1/2")
> * Crank: 175mm
> * Top Tube: 59cm (23-1/4")
>
>
>
> Included are wonderful photos of saw dust on the bottom bracket, a flaw
> on
> the saddle where a piece of scotch tape must have sat, and some cracked
> gum
> rubber hoods.
>
> Probably one of the better ads from this group. The one thing they left
> out
> is that the Campy groupo is a 50th anniversary groupo on the bike.
>
>
>
> Sheeeesh!
>
>
>
> Warren Hall
>
> Houston, TX headed out on my Woodrup for a morning ride in the dark.