thanks for the interest, guys. i am getting feedback from the lucky finder of the bike that it has a decal confirming the ultima model name. i am hoping it isn't cracked or bent. if he decides he wants to get rid of it, you all will know. devon warner san francisco, USA
> From: Collin Olan <collin.olan@gmail.com>
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] dump find: Astro Diamler
\r?\n> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 1:39 PM
\r?\n> List,
\r?\n>
\r?\n> My apologies for the "Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 80,
\r?\n> Issue 29" subject
\r?\n> line.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Collin Olan
\r?\n> Brooklyn, NY
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Collin Olan <collin.olan@gmail.com>
\r?\n> wrote:
\r?\n>
\r?\n> > Devon,
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > I think your friend got quite lucky. The one he found
\r?\n> sounds like the
\r?\n> > Ultima, which was their top of the line frame with 531
\r?\n> tubing and Campy SR.
\r?\n> > I've got a soft spot for those, especially the art
\r?\n> deco style typeface.
\r?\n> > Here's a little info from the CR pages:
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > and from Sheldon Brown:
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Convince him not to convert it ;-)
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Collin Olan
\r?\n> > Brooklyn, NY
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> >> Hi guys,
\r?\n> >> a friend has found a purple A-D with chrome lugs,
\r?\n> sew-ups and campy groupo
\r?\n> >> in the dump! i have not seen the thing yet
\r?\n> myself, but was wondering if any
\r?\n> >> of you care to venture a guess as to the model
\r?\n> just based on that bit of
\r?\n> >> info? he is talking (foolishly, imho) of
\r?\n> single speed conversion and i
\r?\n> >> would love to talk him out of it. i have a
\r?\n> hunch it is worth more just
\r?\n> >> cleaned up. who has amo for me?
\r?\n> >> devon warner
\r?\n> >> san francisco, USA