Re: {CR} Old Farts Make Good at NAHBS

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Brian, this year's show was awesome!

Great bikes, good people and a super city. Austin is really a thumping cycling city. I am certain this will also be the case in San Diego in April and NC in May!

A bunch of the CR folk had a really nice visit at the home of Kristopher Hicks-Green; his wonderful family provided a vast spread of food and drink. Thanks Kris & H-G ladies!!!

Then Saturday morning another crowd of CR folk breakfasted at an unusual restaurant "EL SOL Y LA LUNA" The director of Austin City Limits was at an adjacent table!

Then the Show! I served as chief judge (3rd stint after Indianapolis and Richmond) with the following as my hand picked ace co-judges:

- Larry Black, Mt Airy & College Park Bikes, Mt. Airy Maryland - Eric Vitela, Pro Cycle Works, Austin, TX - Jeff Buchholz, Sputnik Tools, Sedgwick, Maine - Ken Wallace, Bisbee Bike Brothel, Bisbee, Arizona

Our *Results:*

Best Road; Ellis touring bike, black Best Track; 6-11 lugged stainless steel Best Offroad; Black Sheep #3666 26" wheels, racks F & R. Best Tandem; Erickson Ti Best Carbon Fibber; Carl Strong road Best Steel: Bishop track bike w/MS tubing Best Titanium; Kish, 24" bmx Best Lugged: Bilenky Horten city bike Best Filet brazed; Mike Dominguez womans bike #1 Best Tig Welded; Independent Fabrications MTB #4 Best City Bike; Signal #3 Best Piant; Kirklee "Starry Night" Rookie of the year: Rosene MTB BEST IN SHOW: Mark DiNucci city bike green with burgundy fenders

I left Sunday (yesterday) for home but I understand there was some controversy that day on the show floor about our choices... But the judges were content that we had sincerely made the difficult selections based on core quality and substance rather than popularity, politics nor "show biz." These were truly bikes at the highest level of the craft.

Special thanks to the judges for their intelligence, taste and courage to make the hard choices.

Dale

On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:47 AM, brianbaylis@juno.com <brianbaylis@juno.com
> wrote:
>
> Bryant,
>
> Congratulations to Mark DiNucci! Mark was a factor and early influence in
> my development as a young framebuilder after we, Mike Howard and myself as
> Wizard Cycles, paid a visit to Strawberry Cycles in 1974 to buy some lugs
> and tubing.
>
> Mark is truly one of the "old school" craftsman framebuilders.
>
> Sacramento seems like a good spot for NAHBS in 2012. I will probably make
> an appearance there after taking a break as the show was in the East. I will
> be returning to a regular framebuilding routine after two years of inability
> to work on account of construction. I'm entering the Oregon Manifest Design
> Challenge in order to restart my creative juices.
>
> Looking forward to seeing you guys down here in April. Again,
> congratulations to Mark DiNucci!
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
>
>
>
>
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> From: BB Bainbridge <sendasignal@gmail.com>
> To: Classic Rendezvous lightweight vintage bicycles <
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> Subject: {CR} Old Farts Make Good at NAHBS
> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:34:30 -0800 (PST)
>
> Congrats to Mark DiNucci for taking 'Best in Show' at NAHBS in Austin
> with a rather restrained but beautifully executed design. Add this to
> his 'Best Lugged Frame' award from last year and it's great to see
> that the skill & craftsmanship from the first wave of American
> framebuilders like Weigle, Johnson, Sachs, Gordon & Baylis still
> stands out among the onslaught bling that sometimes passes for
> exceptional execution.
>
>
> BB Bainbridge
> Portland OR
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Brian, t= his year's show was awesome!=A0

Great bikes, good people= and a super city. Austin is really a thumping cycling city. I am certain t= his will also be the case in San Diego in April and NC in May!

A bunch of the CR folk had a really nice visit at the home of Kristopher Hicks-Green; h= is wonderful family provided a vast spread of food and drink. Thanks Kris &= amp; H-G ladies!!!

Then Saturday morning=A0another=A0crowd of CR folk breakfas= ted at an unusual restaurant "EL SOL Y LA LUNA"=A0=A0The=A0director=A0= of Austin City Limits was at an adjacent table!

Then the Show!

I served as chief judge (3rd stint after Indianapolis a= nd Richmond) with the following as my hand picked ace co-judges:

- Lar= ry Black,=A0Mt Airy & College Park Bikes,=A0Mt. Airy Maryland =A0

<= font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"verdana, sans-serif">- Eric Vitela,= =A0Pro Cycle Works,=A0Austin, TX
- Jeff Buchholz,=A0Sputnik Tools,=A0Sed= gwick, Maine =A0

- Ken Wallace,=A0Bisbee Bike Brothel, Bi= sbee, Arizona

On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:47 AM, brianbaylis@juno.com <brianbaylis@juno.com> w= rote:

Bryant,

Congratulations to Mark DiNucci! Mark was a factor and early influence in m= y development as a young framebuilder after we, Mike Howard and myself as W= izard Cycles, paid a visit to Strawberry Cycles in 1974 to buy some lugs an= d tubing.

Mark is truly one of the "old school" craftsman framebuilders.
Sacramento seems like a good spot for NAHBS in 2012. I will probably make a= n appearance there after taking a break as the show was in the East. I will= be returning to a regular framebuilding routine after two years of inabili= ty to work on account of construction. I'm entering the Oregon Manifest= Design Challenge in order to restart my creative juices.

Looking forward to seeing you guys down here in April. =A0Again, congratula= tions to Mark DiNucci!

Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA

---------- Original Message ----------
From: BB Bainbridge <sendasigna= l@gmail.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous lightweight vintage bicycles <classic-re= ndezvous-lightweight-vintage-bicycles@googlegroups.com>
Subject: {CR} Old Farts Make Good at NAHBS
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:34:30 -0800 (PST)

Congrats to Mark DiNucci for taking 'Best in Show' at NAHBS in Aust= in
with a rather restrained but beautifully executed design. Add this to
his 'Best Lugged Frame' award from last year and it's great to = see
that the skill & craftsmanship from the first wave of American
framebuilders like Weigle, Johnson, Sachs, Gordon & Baylis still
stands out among the onslaught bling that sometimes passes for
exceptional execution.

BB Bainbridge
Portland OR

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