Although I was not able to come down from Canada to attend the Junior Worlds, I do remember that a large contingent of guys went down to watch. A lot of them were expats from various Iron Curtain countries, Poles, Czechs, Roumanians, etc. Well, they returned having bought up everyting that those juniors were willing to sell....and they were will to sell everything, or so it seemed. They really wanted hard currency to bring home. So I ended up buying a load of Barum tires and a great wool jersey from the USSR team with an embroidered patch that was not sewn on yet, and sleeves that were buttoned on so you could use the jersey both in warm and cool weather. It appeared that they would move the patch from jeresy to jersey because they were only given one. I still have the jersey (with sleeves), the patch, but no more Barum Tires. Those guys who brought all that swag back worked for a store named High park Cycle that many or you may know. Some of them have opened up stores or their own. Edward Albert Chappaqua, NY, USA
Edward Albert, Ph.D.
Prof. Emeritus, Sociology
Hofstra University
>>> Dale Brown <oroboyz@aol.com> 12/17/07 10:44 AM >>>
<< By the way, it's my understanding that GTCS provided a bunch of spare Alpine bikes to the Junior World's Road Championships held in Washington D.C. in 1978. >>
Oh yes! That was a very cool event, the road race held in Rock Creek Park (which winds it's way through urban Washington DC)
They had paddocks set up for each national team,? so you could stroll along and see the masseuses and mechanics at work in the compounds of Italy, France, Barbados, etc.
The support bikes were all Alpines and it was a quite festive and attractive event.
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com> To: oroboyz@aol.com; smwillis@verizon.net; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 9:56 am Subject: Alpine Labeled track bike
I just want to add to this week-old message, that by the early 80's Alpine later was actually making their own frames... but?this is not one of them.? I'm with?Dale that it's?a rebadged British bike.? In addition to the brands Dale mentions, I think?some?Alpines were MKM.? Of course, the decals?were stuck on anything that any GTCS employee or Alpine?Team rider was using, and that included plenty of Serottas, a Cotten, an Aschemacher....? So, there are "actual Alpines," from the 80's, earlier bikes that were re-badged and sold as Alpines, and bikes that were never sold as Alpines but that?simply bore the decals because of team or shop affiliations.? When Alpine closed shop, a friend of a friend eneded up with a bunch (all) of the old decals.? Some went to my froiend, and then to me, and ended up on a Centurion that I sold to a Mennonite kid at a swap meet.??Anyway, look closely once you see the decals.
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By the way, it's my understanding that GTCS provided a bunch of spare Alpine bikes to the Junior World's Road Championships held in Washington D.C. in 1978.
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Tom Dalton Bethlehem PA USA
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The Ebay Alpine:
Dalr wrote:
I am betting that is a Condor or Mercian... This was the MO for Georgetown Cycles, the shop where Larry Black started his career & the shop who owned that brand....
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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