Rationale? Rationale? To paraphrase Tina Turner: "What's rationale got to do with it"?
Vintage bikes in my size range (63cm c/c to 65 cm c/c) are sufficiently rare, that I buy whatever grabs my attention.
Dr. Paul Williams wrote:
> Yes, an interesting idea. My penchant is for British bikes and for
> some time now I have been thinking that I would like to add to my
> small collection by picking up one bike from each decade from the 40s
> through to the 80s. I already have the early-80s covered and now have
> a machine (undergoing a build) from the 40s - I also have a couple of
> projects from the 70s hanging in the workshop.
>
> Initially, I thought I would like a bike from the 30s, as this was the
> period when my folks were born, however, 30s bikes are getting harder
> to find as are the parts. Like Steven, I would also like a bike from
> the year of my birth - 1960. This would give me a 60s decade machine
> which would then just leave one from the 50s.
>
> There is no clear rationale for my proposed collecting pattern.
> However, I don't have room in my house for a big collection and
> thought a decade based approach would allow me to get a feel for (and
> compare) a range of bikes. My passion for British bikes is simply a
> reflection of my ex-pat status here in Canada and a lifelong
> fascination with the British machine.
>
> What rationale do others use for their collecting?
>
> Paul Williams,
> Ottawa, ON, Canada
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Brown" <oroboyz@aol.com>
> To: <SCORCHR@aol.com>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 6:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]WTB: 1956 Pista
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>> Steven:
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>> Neat idea!
>> It will be interesting to see if anyone can say, with any degree of
>> certainty, that their bike IS a 1956 model...? Pinpointing a bike of
>> that era to a specific year of manufacture is not easy to do... Much
>> less to buy!?
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Dale
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>> Dale Brown
>> cycles de ORO Bike Shop
>> 1410 Mill Street
>> Greensboro, North Carolina 27408 USA
>> 336-274-5959
>> http://cyclesdeoro.com
>> http://www.classicrendezvous.com
>> http://www.carolinacup.com
>> http://www.greensborovelo.com
>> http://www.bikegso.org
>> http://nbda.com
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SCORCHR@aol.com
>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> Sent: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 3:45 pm
>> Subject: [CR]WTB: 1956 Pista
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>> Hi all. I am looking for a 1956 Pista . A Cinelli, a Masi, a
>> Paramount, a
>> Frejus? What do you have for me? I prefer a correct and complete
>> bike. I
>> ride a 53 cm. 1956 is the year of my birth and I think I would love
>> to have a
>> bike the same age as me. Thanks.
>>
>> Steven Campbell
>> Fair Oaks, CA
>> USA
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