Ray Green wrote:
> Simon Bird wrote:-
> <When I first became aware of this classic/vintage bike malarky I
> laughed at the obsessive period correctness of the restorations. If
> I'd
> got out then I'd have saved a small fortune............
>
> When I got the frame someone had hacked off the Simplex
> derailleur hanger from the forged double-sided Agrati drop-out>
> What could be more period correct that a 1950's frame with the Simplex
> gear hanger hack-sawed off? That's what guys did when they wanted
> to use
> a Campag or Benelux gear. It must have been done to thousands of
> frames
> in the fifties and early sixties.
> Ray Green, Harrow, Middlesex
Perfectly stated Ray. These typical owner modifications of the time are more authentic to my way of thinking that a strict adherence to a restoration to catalog stock specifications.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)