Re: [CR] Am I the only that's a little sad knowing J. Moos has a Masi

From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [CR] Am I the only that's a little sad knowing J. Moos has a Masi To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, "Tom Sanders" <tesanders@comcast.net> Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 9:49 AM

Yes, it is a slippery slope.  I see my next transgression coming already.  Hanging on the wall in the garage is a champagne-colored Benotto frameset, very similar the the one ridden by Frnacesco Moser in "A Sunday in Hell".  I even have a Sanson jersey to match, so I suppose I am goig to have to build this one up all Campy, like those ridden by Moser & Co.  And if Peter builds his Gios like DeVlaeminck's maybe we can reinact the 1976 P-R on the slightly less cobbled DC bike paths at some future Cirque.

Come to think out it, I already have a team replica Flandria, like those ridden by Maertens and Pollentier, with original Dura Ace.  But I don't think Freddy featured that prominantly in the film, and I don't remember if Flandria, who began using Shimano in 1973, reportedly much to the annoyance of Tullio Campagnolo, was still using D-A in 1976.  But in any case owning a Flandria is only a minor sin for a Francophile, one a couple of Hail Marys should atone for.  Benotto or Masi, on the other hand, may well damn one completely.

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA