My secretary handed me a urgent message as I ran out the door to call Mr. L yon or Mr. Behr and a number. I grabbed the note and as soon as I hit the f reeway, punched the cell phone and breathlessly asked for Mr. Lyon. Of co urse it was the LA Zoo. Two women -- the one who answered the phone and the one who wrote the nefarious message -- are still laughing. At least I didn 't ask for Mr. Behr.
Rick Peoples
> From: minneman@onomy.com
> To: phuyghe@comcast.net; Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:52:29 -0700
> Subject: Re: [CR] Fwd: my Cinelli
>
> People, people, people...don't you read? Chris is describing fork ra
ke.
> 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 Easter
n
> 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.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: cwstudio@aol.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 11:40:41 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Easte
rn
> Subject: [CR] my Cinelli
>
> 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, excep
t
> 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?
>
>
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