Re: [CR] How I take care of my NOS bikes - best practices.

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:29 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
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Subject: Re: [CR] How I take care of my NOS bikes - best practices.


billydavid13@comcast.net wrote:
> Harry Schwartzman wrote:
>
>> I remove all non-NOS shavings and grit from the part using a brush
>> made of the leg hairs of Cino Cinelli and the arm hairs of Brian
>> Baylis. For really craggy parts with dark hidden corners, I use my
>> Richard Sachshair brush, but this is a modern compromise. If the part
>> is for a lightweight weight weenie bike I use the short hairs of Mr.
>> Peter Weigle, but there are holes in my theories.
> Hi Harry. Do you have any more of those brushes available?

If it's the Richard Sachshair brush you're after, it looks like you'd better hurry!

http://www.rapha.cc/images/R_Sachs_headshot2.jpg

(Sorry eRichie, but I couldn't resists) :-)

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA