Re: [CR]German Hans Lutz Bike on ebay

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]German Hans Lutz Bike on ebay
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:59:17 -0700
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


The way the shifter cables are routed through the downtube are unique as you state, http://i7.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/b2/2e/bb3c_3.JPG but this would be one of the more clumsy (inept?) solutions I've ever witnessed!

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA

Kurt Sperry wrote:
> That is just a beautiful bicycle!
>
> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham WA
> USA
>
> On 8/30/07, Schmid <schmidi@gaponline.de> wrote:
>>
>> Ooops, forgot the link....
>> Sorry, here it is:
>> http://tinyurl.com/2ugnpe
>> Or ebay item No. 200146152957
>>
>> Folks,
>> Check out this unique KOF bike of german master framebuilder Hans
>> Lutz
>> for sale on german ebay. The seller mislabelled the bike being
>> made of
>> "Edelstahl" which would be stainless steel which it is certainly
>> not. It
>> is SLX throughout. What is really unique is the way the shifter
>> cables
>> are routed through the downtube. Looks like spcially made aluminium
>> fitting. Did anybody ever see this before? I have hardly ever seen
>> another german build with that nice chromed lugs. Not my size
>> though....
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Michael Schmid
>> Oberammergau
>> Germany