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On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:44 AM, alex m <alexpianos@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> I've just uploaded to the Rene Herse site photos of a particularly nice Bas
> tide track machine :
>
> http://www.reneherse.com/
>
> Does anyone have any info on R Goossens (name written on the diagonal tube)
> ?
>
> This is one of those bikes that in my opinion should be left untouched (may
> be just change rear tubular if a perfect match to the front turned up). Any
> cleaning or polishing would remove for ever the wonderful patina of the bi
> ke.
>
> I agree that most Rene Herse bikes and post 50s bikes can and should be don
> e up to ride, but with the older bikes, it's far less obvious. Wood wheels,
> rusty spokes, etc, sticking new wheels on this bike to ride would just rui
> n it. It's a question of the condition the bikes have reached us in .
>
> So that's my point : some bikes are for riding, some are just for looking a
> t.. I would guess that a large majority of CR members want to ride their bi
> kes, so they wouldn't want to collect a bike like this, on the other hand,
> I hope they enjoy looking at it on the site...
>
> Alexander March
> Bordeaux
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