Re: [CR]Wilier ?.. What Would You Do ?

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:48:54 -0500
From: "coel canth" <coelcanth@gmail.com>
To: "Joseph Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Wilier ?.. What Would You Do ?
cc: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

in retrospect, it might be a WILIER.. but the badge and font didn't look much like the only example i've seen (the one the CR website) I will try and take a closer look tomorrow..

Andrei

On 3/29/07, Joseph Bender-Zanoni <joebz@optonline.net> wrote:
> Wolsit?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch, NJ
>
> coel canth wrote:
> > someone came into the shop while i was out yesterday with their old
> > bicycle..
> >
> > the repair tag said they wanted it to be converted to a singlespeed in
> > the cheapest way possible; to strip off the derailleurs and shorten
> > the chain..
> > the Campy gran sport front was mangled long ago and the rear had been
> > replaced with a plastic Simplex, but beaneath all the grime i could
> > still make out the open C's and Magistroni cranks and Universal brakes
> > and three piece hubs laced to 27" Fiamme yellow label rims.. i could
> > barely make out the headbadge though.. looks like a globe with
> > 'Welter' across it.. nice workmanship with forged dropouts.. no
> > derailleur hanger..
> >
> > i asked if he was interested in selling but he said no..
> >
> > what would you do ?
> > and what's a Welter ?
> >
> >
> > Andrei Padlowski
> > Glen Ridge, NJ