At 8:43 PM -0400 5/17/09, oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
><< Much better than the over-polished e-bay machine with its
>cobbled-together parts, many of which were bought separately on
>e-bay in recent months... (A listmember sent me all the various
>auctions that the seller won to "complete" your bike.) >>
Re-reading what I wrote earlier, I realize it came out much stronger than I had meant. What I meant to say is that I am very happy for you about your newest Caminargent, Eddie. That is a very lucky find, because original bikes are very rare, as you know.
Most of us prefer an original bike over a pieced-together machine, but I can see the appeal of the pieced-together, rare machine, because it is so hard to find an original. You are very lucky to have both now. The original can guide your restoration of the other...
So I'd like to apologize for my strong wording regarding the e-bay Caminargent. And I do very much look forward to see the original one, or preferably, both, at the Cirque this year.
Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
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