Re: [CR]Re: Replica or the real deal

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Columbus:SLX)

From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
To: "Nick Zatezalo" <nickzz@mindspring.com>, "Greg Brooks" <gregb51@lycos.com>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Replica or the real deal
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 10:30:24 -0700
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I don't care weather it's a reploca or a peplika, get out there and enjoy the bike. What I wpuld like to see is that the bike would identified in an easy to find, external, inobtrusive location as a REPLICA. 30 years from now most of the spinners both verbal and physical will either be senile or in cyclist's heaven, and who's to know? It may keep honest people honest and minimize deception to the uncogniscenti who may not have access to archival material. Would seem the honorable thing to do. Wouldn't want some naughty person misrepresenting things, would we now? Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates, CA


----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Zatezalo
To: Greg Brooks
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 10:18 AM
Subject: [CR]Re: Replica or the real deal



>
> Greg wrote:
>
> Don't know if it's a Walter
>>Mitty thing or not, but I enjoy riding this fake,
>>& don't worry about getting it dirty or dinged.
>>Don't even care if it's worth more or less than
>>a mint original.
>
> Just wondering how many view their vintage bikes as investments
> and possibly too valuable to be ridden...let alone ridden often?
>
> For me a bicycle is more about the dynamics of enjoying the ride;
> than value of the static investment.
>
> Nick Zatezalo
> Atlanta,Ga