Let us not forget the other breed of us like myself. I am of the caliber of cyclist that is not only passionate about the ride (7,000 miles annually in a nasty climate...especailly winter) but also of the machines themselves. The way that I share that passion is to take the old uncared for (most of them that are old) and overhaul them right down to bloody fingerprints clean and then share those parts with those that need them for building their rides (or pieces of art...whatever). I get a big rush out of seeing the before and after. Almost to a fault because if one was to have the smallest preconceived notion that I am becoming rich (God forbid) in this venture, well, you may want to give it a try and see for yourself, but maybe you will want to save yourself the time and effort and take my word for it, I am NOT. For me to take the parts that I had spent countless hours on and then put them all back in the frame of a bicycle and then take the photos of the bike and try to be the "merchant" would even be less worth it. Especially if all the i's aren't dotted and all the t's crossed. I have a very beautiful Frejus that is simple and honest proof of all of that. I am not saying it is wrong or right I am just saying that it is.
There are just a couple of things that I can not sit still for....a bike that hangs and doses not roll....and one that does that is abused and not taken care of. If you have the ones that are orphaned please send them to me so that we can give them a good home. These perfect peices of man's msot important invention, the wheel, deserve that. They deserve to spread their wings and fly. Just ride
Jim Abt
Wausau, Wi. USA