Re: [CR]Antiques Roadshow

(Example: Production Builders)

From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
To: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>, "Classic Rendevous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Antiques Roadshow
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 18:22:23 -0700
reply-type=response

Maybe they need Preparation "H".
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA


----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Schmidt
To: Classic Rendevous
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Antiques Roadshow



>
> On Jun 2, 2007, at 2:30 PM, John Betmanis wrote:
>
>> At 04:02 PM 02/06/2007 -0400, David Toppin wrote:
>>
>>> I think lightweights on their own would be
>>> too narrow of a category for many people to find interesting for
>>> the show to
>>> consider it, but who knows?
>>
>> Probably just as well. If the average TV viewer got the notion that
>> vintage
>> bikes could possibly be worth a fortune, their prices would go
>> through the
>> roof.
>>
>> John Betmanis
>> Woodstock, Ontario
>> Canada
>
>
> I don't believe that they could be worth a fortune John. That takes
> willing buyers and there are just too many bikes around for the
> number of potential buyers.
>
> Riddle: Everyone knows how to ride a bike, so how come so few
> actually use the damn things???
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, CA USA
> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)