I'd be more interested in the Cindy Whitehead Frame Shine Kit. What do you think international shipping would be, ... ?
kim
> Hi Harry. Do you have any more of those brushes available? Billy Ketchum;
> Chicago, IL; USA.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harry Schwartzman" <harryschwartzman@yahoo.com>
> To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 10:36:49 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [CR] How I take care of my NOS bikes - best practices.
>
> Listers,
>
> I hope my bike care regime lives up to the high standards of the CR list!
>
> Generally, upon receiving a bike, no matter what the condition, I ream out
> all the tubes with a wire brush. At this point, I make sure that the build
> details of the frame are exactly as other bike collectors tell me that 'it
> was done'. If there is any discrepancy, I just pull the tube and braze in
> the correct one, in the correct way.
>
> When sourcing parts, I generally purchase NOS parts. If the part is rare
> and I cannot find a NOS part I will take a lightly used part and
> aggressively sand the item till the NOS surface shows. Then, I feel I've managed a
> reasonable compromise.
>
> 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.
>
> I will then throw the parts into a polisher filled with rock chips from
> the Arenburg forest to abrasively remove any non-correct grease. I then
> re-grease with period correct Campy grease and oil extracted from the wrapping
> paper of NOS in box parts. (I have a still for this made of Simplex
> derailleurs and Zeus parts). Nothing gets my goat more than using Teflon based
> lubricants, which - as we all know - is shamefully wrong and completely OT.
>
> I will then insure that all decals are correct. If they are not correct,
> as other collectors tell me, I then remove all the stickers and replace them
> with the correct ones. This way the bike will be correct even from 2000
> years away.
>
> I also repaint the frame even if the paint is perfect, and generally
> detail the frame with a small vial of the blood of Coppi, Bartali and Merckx. If
> I am out of time, and I must confess to this sheepishly, I hasten the
> process by adding a dab of the blood of Tom Simpson (NOS in a vial)
>
> At that point, my wall hangar is ready to ride. I straddle the bike in my
> bicycle display room, and suggestively stroke its tubes.I love having a
> bike to display to the off topic younger generation! Sometimes I have (OT)
> Cipollini come and rub in the proofide on the saddle with his chest hairs
> prior to hisown weekly waxing. I also have Tom Boonen come and make sure the
> lines on the bike are correct- he can typically sniff out any problem!.
>
> I have found a rather unorthodox means of keeping the sheen on my tubes.
> I generally fly (OT) Cindy Whitehead
> (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums//attachment.php?attachmentid018&stc=1&d42398152) in from Colorado to rub
> her breasts on the bike for that final 'shine'. I once tried it with
> Jeannie Longo, but it didn't work.
>
> Now my wall hangar is ready.
>
> Cheers,
> Harry Schwartzman
> Brooklyn, NY.
>
>
>
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