That Wilier pista ruination job is analogous to taking a '70s Ferrari Daytona, plastering tuner decals all over it and fitting it with 20 inch chrome spinners and tacky ricer wings and spoilers. And equally tasteless. And what is the point of those stubby little straight bars? Townie bars or drops both make more sense functionally.
I'm not sure that's a Triestina though.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham Washington USA
On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 12:26 PM, <wheelman@nac.net> wrote:
> The only crime here is one generational diversity. If this was done 20 or
> so years ago no one would have batted an eye. One reason for bike scarcity
> is the wanton modification by owners. How may bikes have you seen where
> the fork was modified, the decals stripped or the dreaded powder coating
> applied. To the collectors community this seems sacrilegious but to the
> owner they have one sweet ride when they are among their own.
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> Just think of it this way. When all the Ferrari's are crashed or otherwise
> mutilated, your original becomes that more valuable. That is unless the
> current generation could give a rats @$$ about a Ferrari.
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> I also think back to how many pieces of natural wood antique furniture
> were lathered with house paint in the 50s and 60s when it was fashionable
> to do so.
>
> Ray Homiski
> Elizabeth, NJ
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