Anya, I am glad to see that you found the CR website and decided to join the fun. To add a little more to this story, I happened to be in Gainesville, FL this week on assignment and checked out two bike shops that specialize in the vintage trade. Anya asked me what I knew about Medici (enough to make me dangerous) but I told her that I did know someone who has forgotten more than I ever learned about Gian & Michael and their bicycle. So, I called Brian Baylis on my mobile phone, and we gave Anya on the spot information about her Medici.
Welcome to the list Anya. Mike Schmidt Stirling, NJ USA
On 5/26/07 2:24 AM, "Anya Vasilis" <lovecraftbaby@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello! My name is Anya Vasilis, I am a twenty-one year old (youngster,
> sure) resident of Gainesville, Florida (formerly of Pittsburgh, PA and
> Athens, Greece.) Both my older brother and I have been fascinated with
> bicycles since a very early age, although he has gravitated towards the
> latest trends in full-suspension downhill mountain bikes and I have headed
> into the realm of the more elegant road and track machines - ideally those
> who predate myself! (I can't always be the tag-along little sister!)
>
> Unable to focus on my scholarly endeavors at this point, I am currently on
> hiatus in sunny Florida working as a bicycle mechanic and enjoying my three
> current "children" - a Bianchi and Cannondale of more modern persuasion, and
> my beloved 1980's Medici track bike that rides so well that the other two
> are collecting dust (I still can't get over how the action in that old
> Superbe-Pro headset easily rivals that of the Chris King on my Bianchi.)
>
> By joining this list I hope to learn more about vintage bikes and the people
> who love them. I would also like to collect as many precious tidbits of
> information that could be offered about my track bike (I'm more than willing
> to share specs and pictures.) And I would especially love to learn more
> about the art of frame building and hopefully someday I can contribute to
> the population of elegant, well-built lugged frames in this world of
> mass-produced "bore-cycles" - perhaps some useful networking can be done(?)
>
>
> Either way, I look forward to each and every drop of knowledge I can ream
> out of our future conversations!
>
> Cheers! Anya
>
> Gainseville, FL, USA