Welcome to the CR list, Dan.
You wrote: "...(Snip)...in violation of the rules, I neglected to properly identify myself"
Actually an introduction, as you so nicely provided, is not a requirement so much a request, and a courtesy to other list members. Thank you for being courteous!
You also wrote: "....a Raleigh 28" three speed with rod brakes (yes it's O.T. but I couldn't help my self)"
Not so clear cut... Many "club bikes" are not so dainty in the tubing department, have hub gears and a utilitarian side of their personality. Ditto for the currently in vogue lug framed "city bikes". I guess the rod brakes never appear on sport bikes but our CR mission title "Lightweight vintage" doesn't have the word "Sport" in it, so I think a tangent or two into the "Roadster" category is not a severe digression from our Topic, if that at all.
I hail you all from Villa Scacciapensieri in Siena (Google it, cool place!) From where I head to Gaiole in Chianti tomorrow afternoon to join the nefarious band of CR cohorts attending L'Eroica. Watch for a zillion pics upon my return state side!
Ciao Dale
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld
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Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 11:27:22 To:classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]A Belated Intro.
Hi, My name is Dan Grosser. Some time ago I joined the classic rendezvous list. I have submitted a couple of emails to the list but, in violation of the rules, I neglected to properly identify myself. I first got into "vintage" bikes in 1975 at the age of 18 when I bought a used Peugeot PX10(Aqua Blue with Black Nervex lugs) from a friend of my dad. It was a revelation, so light I could barely ride it in a straight line the first time I got on it. I did the AYH thing. Patch rides, PBP brevets etc. Anyone remember Steve Bauman on his Red Eisentrout? I went on to join Century Road Club Assn. headed by Lou Maltese. Around this time (1980) I bought two Marinoni frames and set them up with campy N.R. and reduced SR gruppos. I was introduced to this inexpensive but workman like builder by Ed Albert and Ed Merriman.I still have these bikes. Never excelled at racing but the training left a special place in my heart for the lower Hudson valley. Today, I have the following in my "stable": the two Marinonis, a Jack Taylor Touring bike, a Viking track bike and a Raleigh 28" three speed with rod brakes (yes it's O.T. but I couldn't help my self). I could talk about bikes I've loved and lost but it would take way too long. I currently live in Philadelphia, PA, USA where I am a member of the Philadelphia Fire department Haz-Mat unit. Yours in cycling, Dan Grosser, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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