Re: [CR]'52 Herse with filled tubes

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]'52 Herse with filled tubes
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:20:03 -0700
To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


On Apr 17, 2007, at 7:22 PM, Steve Kistler wrote:
> Greetings Brothers and Sisters of CR,
> Thanks again to Dale Brown for graciously and safely storing my
> Herse for years
> VeloOrange has thankfully put the '52 RHerse on http://velo-
> orange.blogspot.com/onfirm . I can confirm the same bronze disks
> are packed in my '52 Herse's downtube. Great
> detective work by Ray Homsky on his Herse.!! Same crepepaper
> with tiny button sized, superthin bronze 'cymbells" Seems to be a
> ballast to 'tune' the frame. The fork is also very heavy in the
> crown with the cork and bronze insert for the dyno. The pitch of
> the fork is very low compared to any other fork I have, vintage or
> carbon. Are RHerse forks 'tuned' too?
> Any Herse experts out there know about this??
> Also check out the wooden 650b's with the Prior mega flanges,
> sweeet!!
> to be used on the Herse. Smmoooth too.
> with Godspeed,
> Steve Kistler in Oklahoma City, OK

1952 Chrome Rene Herse link should be: http://velo-orange.blogspot.com/search?q=1952+herse

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)