[CR]Houston CR members - Alkek Velo & Romics

As part of my continuing research on the Romic bikes, I just got a reply from the manager of the Velo in Houston - who says that Romics still make up their rental fleet. But no help with pictures was offered

Do any of you readers in Houston frequent the Velo ?? If so, I'd love to contact you offline about possibly taking your digital camera with you next time you go.

Thanks Rich Pinder Van Nuys, CA
> *Alkek* *Velodrome*
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Alkek+Velodrome+,+houston+,+tx&sll=34.048305,-118.52686&sspn=0.012428,0.019763&ie=UTF8&latlng=29827234,-95703493,3197463557705344947&ei=juqER8mbF4emigPemK3WCA&sig2=fXdXzVDWNpBWZP2zeAfZtQ&cd=1
> - more info »
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Alkek+Velodrome+,+houston+,+tx&sll=34.048305,-118.52686&sspn=0.012428,0.019763&ie=UTF8&latlng=29827234,-95703493,3197463557705344947&ei=juqER8mbF4emigPemK3WCA&sig2=fXdXzVDWNpBWZP2zeAfZtQ&cd=1
> 3880 Greenhouse Rd, Houston, TX
> (281) 646-7790 Interesting quote from my most recent RomicResearch - I'll indentify the source on the final webPages
>
> Even in those days Ray had to worry about tort avoidance. He told
> me some stories about suits against AMF that seemed strange though
> believable. When the CPSA started passing regulations about fork tips
> and stuff Ray grumbled that maybe he should limit his sales to Texas
> so as to avoid interstate commerce regulation I mentioned the little
> bait shop in the back bayous of Louisiana that was once ruled as
> having to be included in the jurisdiction of the law even though it
> had little or no direct influence on interstate commerce. There was
> an exception for custom builders, and that may have been what forced
> Ray toward custom work.