Re: [CR]Re: ebay auction... "ALCYON 1930" .. why no bids?

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Falck)

Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 10:34:21 -0800
From: "Tam Pham" <terminaut@gmail.com>
To: "oroboyz@aol.com" <oroboyz@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: ebay auction... "ALCYON 1930" .. why no bids?
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References: <09B77885-3D3C-482B-96CB-73E5E406B095@socal.rr.com>
cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

That paint job is not correct. The "famous blue ALCYON" the seller refers to looks like this:

http://www.chainedrevolution.com/images/bikes/misc/alcyon.jpg

Quite a difference in appearance.

Tam Pham Huntington Beach, CA

On 1/4/07, oroboyz@aol.com <oroboyz@aol.com> wrote:
>
> This is pure opinion of course, but I think this bike is a perfect example
> where a restoration process somehow robs much of the soul of a bike.
>
> I personally am just not attracted to that bike aesthetically, nor does it
> seem to convey a sense of it's heritage or character in that paint job. Not
> sure what should have been done; that very well could have been it's
> original color, and if it were severely distressed, it may well have had to
> be refinished... but the result is not good IMHO.
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: x76911s@socal.rr.com
> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 3:29 AM
> Subject: [CR] ebay auction ending soon-CYCLE TRACK "ALCYON 1930" - VINTAGE
> - NOS - RARE
>
> By the time anyone reads this the auction will be over,
> I don't know anything about the bike. Question is...
> Why, with 4.30 hours left, are there no bids on this?
>
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> if link doesn't work it is item # 110074564764
>
> John Waner
> Huntington Beach, CA.
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