> Hi All!
>
> While you all was watching where this little pieces of metal was going!
> I went after the Colnago Track bike that Steven outed to the
> list........Thanks again Steven.
>
> As for this little part, from the looks of the $$$ it will be finding it's
> way to the land of the rising sun!
> Well this dosen't suprise me one bit, if it's a part to finish off the
> period correct project then the gloves
> will stay on until the very last seconds! One asked in the past why is
this
> Huret dreailleur selling for
> so much?? Remember what is common to most of us!....It is not to them.
While
> the U.S was seeing
> loads of bikes with these components, Japan was on the most part was
waging
> war in Asia or was rebuilding after it's defeat!
> Thanks to the Marshal plan in helping to bring them back to where they are
> with this present day and moment!
> If not then many of these parts would still be sitting in the backyards
> getting rusty or ending up in the scrap heap!, also
> I would think many of us would have to say thanks to ebay as well for
> bringing the 2 together!,.....BLAH! BLAH! BLAH!
> If not for ebay then I don't think these buyers would be making this kind
of
> dough with these goods.
> And thanks to the eagerness of the Japanese buyers and the love for this
> hobby a few and a lot are now enjoying the windfalls
> that these items are bringing home.
>
> For myself and the operations of Renaissance we're not so hot after these
> items, our thing is the more common stuff of
> which is putting us into a position that most of us could only dream
> of,.....when it come to selling old bike parts!
> Renaissance move to Santa Barbara has been delayed for another year,
> '2005/'2006. At first it was going to be some
> normal warehouse gig with a show room with hours of being open to the
> public.........16 to 20 hours a week! Well our plans
> are now heading the other way!.........Our plans, we'll lets say you'll
have
> to see it to believe it! Anyway when we do find
> some of these items, it's an added bonus to us when we can go out and reap
> some of the rewards from these finds.
>
> In Japan I don't think that there are many 2nd hand stores such as
Goodwill
> and so on that they can make their daily
> 2nd hand store run in hopes of finding that one super score, a beat up
> French bike with that Simplex 543 rear mech!
> Many of these out of the world prices are high but not to them. I figure
> this sale saved this buyer a lot more than we would think.
> Since there are not many places to dig for these items overthere. Finding
it
> on ebay just saved him a load of cash!
> OK!...........No one in Japan has this item! Maybe he'll have to look
> farther than his computer, such as jumping on a plane
> to make a trip to one of those big Bicycle swap meets or to visit a
dealer.
> I remember someone saying in the past that
> a Japanese customer walked into his shop bought a Tandam removed the rear
> mech and left the rest. Anyway the cost
> for one of these Japanese buyers to travel would be on the high side,
plane
> ticket, hotel room, rental car and food would add-up
> real fast!..............And he wouldn't be guaranteed anything when making
> this trip. Hey!........Push a few keys on the key board
> and he's got his little goodie! Of course he would have to be the high
> bidder.
>
> Just my nickles worth!.........................Back to work we
> go.......................Filling orders that will be finding their way to
> the land of the rising sun.
>
> BC
> Baron C.....................And the gang!!
> Renaissance cycles,
> Eindhoven Holland.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <NortonMarg@aol.com>
> To: <steve@sburl.com>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Cinelli Seat Clamp; new high!
>
>
> > In a message dated 11/17/03 10:37:52 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > steve@sburl.com writes:
> >
> > > Holy cats! $510 for a Cinelli seat stay clamp, and over two hours to
> go?
> > >
> >
> > Well, it's done at $565. What makes this non generic? I'm sure I've seen
> this
> > pattern kicking around (years ago) and Cinelli didn't make the part.
Was
> > this a pattern specific to them?
> > Stevan Thomas
> > Alameda, CA