Re: [CR]viner from yard sale

(Example: Framebuilding:Technology)

Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:35:57 -0500
From: "kyle-chrisbrooks" <kyle-chrisbrooks@earthlink.net>
To: Angel Garcia <veronaman@gmail.com>, CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]viner from yard sale


An old friend of mine purchased a Viner back in the early '80s -- I don't remember for sure, but I think the model was called "professional." He still has it, and still loves it. It was built with Columbus SL main tubes, while the stays were Falk brand tubes -- and the seat stays were tapered super thin as they approached the seat cluster. It was a nicely built frame, with cutouts in lugs (stars, I believe -- or were they diamonds?). Another thing I remember is that the angles were pretty steep so it handled pretty quick, but he could still ride it no hands without trouble, and it had a pretty sweet ride. Viner never had the following here in the US that some other Italian marques had -- maybe on par with Torpado (?), another nicely built bike that didn't have a big following in the US.

Kyle Brooks Akron, OH

-----Original Message-----

>From: Angel Garcia <veronaman@gmail.com>

>Sent: Jan 6, 2009 9:16 PM

>To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

>Subject: [CR]viner from yard sale

>

>>From Pistoia, Italy. There are still in business.

>

>http://www.viner.it/it-IT/public/Home.aspx

>

>Angel Garcia

>Long Valley, NJ

>

> GREETINGS FROM THE STATE OF MAINE

>

> =0A=0Ahi fo

>lks i am jim from augusta maine . last summer while returning from a

>logging trip i noticed a large yard sale with a purple bike up for grabs .

>having seen the campy pedals from the road peeked my interest . i wasted

> no time in asking the lady if the bike was for sale ? oh yes the fine lady

> sang , that will be 15 $ after picking my wallet off the ground i hande

>d her a 20 and it must of been the gals first day of handeling money bec

>ause she handed me back 15 . dont know much about that brand but it hand

>els extremely well the rest of the bike is shimano 600 but i think that bio

>pace crank has got to go . any info would be helpful . bikes also owned

> 1974-75-76 px-10 ,1980 peugeot cfx-10,1986eddy mer.,

> love to build wheels, ride hard and collect bikes always looking for

> french road bikes and parts=0A=0A

>

>

>

> jim t