Even the name of this model is remarkable. Anyone know the definition of the word "Convincible"? One probably has to look in the Oxford Dictiona ry, not sure Webster's would list it. And what does Convincible have to do with Vampires?
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
From: donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca> Subject: [CR]FYI: Elswick Hopper Vampire Convincible To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 10:45 PM
It's bikes like this that produce the same thrill as that of a gold miner looking for a new vein (mother lode) of ore.
I am reminded of my trip to Paris in 2004, where I photographed many odd bicycles parked on the streets. On the CR list they started talking about (I think) Constrictor brakes and I had just photographed some outside a thrift shop the day before.
It was a feeling like I was a coin collector magically transported back to 1957, allowing me to rummage through my change at any given store in any given day, with a good chance that I'd find a shiny brilliant uncirculated 'missing link' coin to complete a valuable colletion of mine ...
- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA