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
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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!?
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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
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> http://www.bikegso.org
> http://nbda.com
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> 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,
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> Frejus? What do you have for me? I prefer a correct and complete bike.
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> ride a 53 cm. 1956 is the year of my birth and I think I would love to
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> bike the same age as me. Thanks.
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> Steven Campbell
> Fair Oaks, CA
> USA
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