<<...he told me that the frame was a custom job, pristine original condition and that the seat stays had been modified by his request....>>
Bah humbug. Nobody is going to "modify" seat stays like that.. Baloney! ?? :)
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: Sadiq Gill <sadiqgill@gmail.com> To: Jim Ready <jimr@rfj.com> Cc: Philcycles@aol.com; OROBOYZ@aol.com; Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:49 pm Subject: Re: [CR]Eisentraut now Rainbow, etc.
Gang:
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??? Don't waste much time analyzing the seat stays of the $1026 ebay 'Traut.? I talked to the owner during the auction (to get fit info etc...) and he told me that the frame was a custom job, pristine original condition and that the seat stays had been modified by his request....
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On 9/27/07, Jim Ready <jimr@rfj.com> wrote:
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Check out the wooljersey link in my second emaiil and look at the seat stay attachment on my black bike. Not too bad if I do say so myself...
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Jim Ready
Cupertino, CA
From: Philcycles@aol.com
To: OROBOYZ@aol.com ; jimr@rfj.com ; sadiqgill@gmail.com ; Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Eisentraut now Rainbow, etc.
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In a message dated 9/27/07 5:58:34 PM, oroboyz@aol.com writes:
Note that the Rainbow had it's seat stays mitered to the seat lug, a familiar treatment done by many builders, vs the "fastback" integral binder bolt treatment (takes more work) of many of the A frames..
dale
Albert's original seat stay arrangement was both elegent and difficult to make. That's why you don't see any copies.
Phil Brown I tried once but failed-it was hard-in San Rafael, Calif
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Sadiq Gill
Richmond, VA