Dale,
As I am sure you know I respect both you and your "living room" but the
notion that the "golden" era of anything, be it bikes, art, cameras,
furniture, cars, etc, begins and ends at some arbitrary date is simply,
sorry for this, absurd. Life and the world change. For better and for
worse. But, that's life. What Bicycling Magazine said it in July 1982
means nada, nilch, niente, zero. They also told us to grow sprouts on our
racks as we ride and have run the same how do do this or that for the last
25 years.
Always yours in the Vintage Bike Life, and riding my Cervelo R3 SL
Edward Albert
Chappaqua, New York, U.S.A.
On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Dale Brown <oroboyz@aol.com> wrote:
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> Dobbin's wonderful photography, I see?the author reminiscing while looking
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> "1982 now seems like the end of
> the golden era of classic racing bikes. No click shifting, no funny
> bikes. Brake cables looped upward in the open breeze. Colors and
> graphics were pure and simple. Wool jerseys, crochet gloves and leather
> hairnets proudly appear on the cover of the country's biggest cycling
> magazine. Within just a year or so, all of this would be hopelessly
> passe."
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