When I was growing up in Cupertino, a Wednesday afternoon ride to Spence Wolf's house, to hang out and watch who showed up on what, was a weekly ritual. We didn't know how special it really was, but we knew that some of the bikes that came in were special. After the Hetchins and Cinellis came through, I waited for the glimpse of an Eisentraut.
Last week, I found through a random Google search a 1976 Eisentraut Limited in Denver on Craig's List. Lovely original paint, with full Campy NR gruppo. I emailed the guy, then we had a Skype conversation. I then called a friend I had in Denver, sent her the money via Paypal, and she went over and picked up the bike. It's now sitting in her garage on a bike rack waiting for me to pick it up on my next trip home from university in the UK to California this summer.
Thank the heavens for the internet!
Best
David Allan Feller