Re: [CR] Fuji eBay outing - tubing

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From: "Andrew R Stewart" <onetenth@earthlink.net>
To: Bob Hillery <rhillery@hawksi.org>
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Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:26:27 -0500
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Fuji eBay outing - tubing


Bob- Two of the three Finests I've had spent a long time in the "shop" before I bought them. Of course many shops try hard to move the old bikes and/or sell off the components of the old bikes still in stock. Both the ones I got were on sale. I am sure the shops were happy to move them with out more hassle. So it isn't surprising that your bike was sold with changes to the spec.

Being a long time wrench I have mixed feelings about French stuff, although I do like their rims!

I've forwarded this to a friend who was looking for a Finest at one time. Good luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Hillery To: Andrew R Stewart Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [CR] Fuji eBay outing - tubing

Andrew - Dang ! I wrote that info down when I first researched the serial number and other details from the web and now I can't find it. So right now all I have is my own 3x5 card for a ref - and that's not enough for me. This bike has a similar down tube decal saying double butted cro-moly ... So I annotated the listing on eBay and have to retract the Vitus comment here, as well. I know I saw it, because I wouldn't have jotted it down otherwise ... That'll teach me (again, maybe) to just hit the print button.

It is interesting that some of the gear is different from the apparent '72 era standard. They came with Ukai wheels, and this has Mavic w/ Normandy hubs. Being a bit of a Francophile, I'd call those upgrades. ;-)

domo arigato, Bob Hillery > 15 cm/6in of new snow in Stratham, NH, US

-----Original Message----- From: Andrew R Stewart [mailto:onetenth@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 07:28 PM To: 'Bob Hillery', classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR] Fuji eBay outing - mine

Bob- A question. How do you know that the tubing is Vitus Team 750?
Andrew R Stewart
Rochester, NY