I've not read the article but perhaps the author was referring to Emey's shop on e. 6th street ?? if the name is familiar you might remember his old spot further north.. i think it was 17th near Park.. the place is a true Pile with tonnes of junk crammed inside and about 4 sq feet clear enough to turn around in; no flat surface left empty and nowhere really to dig or explore.. i don't know anything about stolen bikes but used is pretty much all he sells, so definitely lots of steel. the pricing i recall seemss consistent with the article's findings.. there are two Frejus track bikes hanging in the window, one (50s?) poorly repainted and the other (60s?) in its original but dull chrome livery.. i think they are priced northwards of $2000..
andrei padlowski glen ridge, nj
On Jan 27, 2008 4:58 PM, Bianca Pratorius <biankita@comcast.net> wrote:
> What store is Steve Friedman referring to in his March article in
> Bicycling magazine? It is some store where supposedly stolen and used
> bikes are traded/sold. In his story, a steel Bianchi is up for sale for
> $600 and a Colnago frame and fork is available for $1000. I don't much
> care for the prices but I would have liked to have visited it when I
> was there in NYC this last month. Also, there is a review on the
> Colnago Master x steel bike as a positive alternative to all this
> carbon fiber that's being touted. The review came out rather favorable.
> The bike is light too at 17.5 lbs with a carbon fork and no pedals.
>
> Garth Libre in Miami Fl USA