Re: Confessions of a "B" collector, was Re: [CR]Campagnolo no-stamp brakes detail

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:56:55 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: Confessions of a "B" collector, was Re: [CR]Campagnolo no-stamp brakes detail
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Harvey M Sachs wrote:
> The conversation between Jerry Moos and Mike Kone relates to something I'
> ve been meaning to write about since Cirque, where there was so much beau
> tiful stuff. I'll call my approach the pleasure of being a "B" collector.
> In part because I started 30 years ago, I have a few nice bikes and som
> e really neat parts (ASC hub, DuPrat cranks,...). But, my heirs will pro
> bably be disappointed in the worth of my "collection," because almost not
> hing is NOS or perfectly restored. [...]

Sounds much like my philosophy. Perhaps there should be a "Best Frankenbike" category at the next Cirque? :-)

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA