Thanks Michele, one of the frames in the background appears to be similar to mine.
ernest mccallum abbeville, sc ----- Original Message ----- From: michele francesconi To: emccallum@embarqmail.com ; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 4:31 PM Subject: RE: [CR] polchlopek frame
Hello Ernest
you´ll find more information about Polchlopek frames here
http://www.flickr.com/
Michele Francesconi Värmdö Sweden
> From: emccallum@embarqmail.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:37:17 -0400 > Subject: [CR] polchlopek frame > > Hello, > I am new to this website and you guys are way over my head in > cycling knowledge. So, I thought I would throw something out to pick
> some brains. I have a Polchlopek road bike that I purchased used as a > teen back in the early 80's. I was not sure if I could post a picture or > not, so, I thought I would ask before doing so. The frame is painted in > red, white, and blue stars and stripes. It has the original fork and is > Columbus tubing. The paint is in good condition, and appears to be hand > painted. The build is a normal style, no curved seat tube as some others > I have seen on the net. At one time I had the build specs from the > original owner, but I have been unable to find them for a long time and > I am afraid they are gone for good. Currently the bike is built with
> Campy Nuovo Record. > A fellow local cyclist (who may be on this list), has told me a few > things about the bike, but I am wondering if anyone else has any > knowledge or may know the value of the bike. I am not interested in > selling it, as it was the culmination of my teenage years building the > perfect roadbike. I still ride it a few times a year, and no other bike > I have ever owned feels as good as this one. Although my last outing
> only lasted a few miles before a dry rooted tire blew out! Thanks
for
> any and all information.
>
> Ernest McCallum
> Abbeville, SC
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