People, people, people...don't you read? Chris is describing fork rake. Chris says his message is an April Fool's Day joke...
...which are meant to wind people up and this one is certainly doing the trick.
Scott Minneman San Francisco, CA, USA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of phuyghe@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 1:37 PM To: CR classic rendevous list Subject: [CR] Fwd: my Cinelli
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: phuyghe@comcast.net To: cwstudio@aol.com Cc: phuyghe@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 1:24:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [CR] my Cinelli
Hello fellow CR List Members,
RE: Chris Wimpey's comment of turning his Cinelli into a Fixie.
If I hear about one more person thinking of turning a classic road bi ke into a fixie I am going to get sick to my stomach !!!
If you want a Fixie take a Junk China built aluminum POS off of ebay and screw that bike up instead of a classic road bike that was hand built with skill and care.
The people who Bastardize Classics are the same people who who screw up a classic car restoration or remodel a historic house with what th ey think are " improvements" .
Please sell the Cinelli to some one who actually cares about that Cinelli a nd take the money and buy a POS !!!
Sorry fellow List Members, but I can't take it anymore!
If I want to ride a Fixed Gear Bike, I take out my Vintage Gios Torino or my Legnano Track Bike that are originally restored and will stay that w ay!
Just say no to Bastard Classic Fixies !!!
Thanks for listening ,
Philip Huyghe
Rochester, Michigan USA
Owner of Classic Legnano, Gios Torino, Peugeot , and Eddy Merckx ...e ct.
Hello all,
I have a couple of technical questions on my 1961 Cinelli Corsa.
The bike is very nice, good paint and chrome. Came to me with all original c omponents, i.e. full Campagnolo gruppo, great wheelset, and a very nice pan t ographed stem.
The frame is straight, no problems. However the fork may have an issue. It h as a very slight bend in it at the bottom, just above the dropouts. As I do n 't know the history of the bike, I can't say how this may have happened. Th e bike rides well, and the bend doesn't seem to affect anything, except perha ps helping to absorb road bumps.
My question is this: Should I try to fix the fork myself? I do have some me t al working skill and a very nice torch. Or should I just leave it alone?
My other thought is to just take off all the components, build it up with s o me Sugino gear and make a fixie.
Thanks in advance,
Chris Wimpey
San Diego, California
USA
p.s. what day is it?