Re: [CR]Mike Kone's rene Herse Announcement

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Mike Kone's rene Herse Announcement
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:00:19 -0700
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On Jun 18, 2007, at 5:55 PM, Norris Lockley wrote:
>> I have a question to pose to the List..and it isn't a rhetorical one.
>> If Herse frames and bikes are so good.. so desirable so renowned and
>> so much an integral part of the French "patrimoine", then why has
>> no French
>> builder (and there are still some KOF ones still working in France
>> producing
>> some excellent frames) sought to relaunch the marque?

Maybe the French lack a certain amount of mendacity Norris?

"...fishing the past, from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth." --Kurt Vonnegut

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA