IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
>From: Pugsx2@aol.com
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR]Re: What does "IIRC" stand for ???
>Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:48:11 EDT
>
>
>Can someone explaine the term that Greg used in his e-mail replyregarding
>th
>e
>recent high price on the A-D Vent Noir...( See Below):
>
>Greg said: "...3) It is a very clean example IIRC."
>In a message dated 6/6/05 12:04:41 PM,
>classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.or
>g
>writes:
>
>Thanks,
>
>John LeeWong
>Los Angeles, CA
>
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> > Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:37:58 +0000
> > From: gpvb1@comcast.net
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: Re: [CR] vent noir record price?
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> > Three things:
> > 1) Prices are high right now in general for vintage bikes & parts, due
>to
> > the time of year and the current weather (this past Winter was
>particularl
>y
> > harsh in my neck of the woods, I can tell you that much...).
> > 2) It was mentioned on CR (which almost always drives prices up, up,
>up).
> > 3) It is a very clean example IIRC.
> > Greg Parker
> > Dexter, Michigan
> >
> > Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 05:15:53 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> > To: wilsonjw50@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: Re: [CR]re: vent noir record price? (John Wilson)
> >
> > I'm a little puzzled by the price also. I have a Superleicht which I li
>ke
> > despite the disproportionately long top tube, but A-D/Puch have never
>been
> a
> > very highly regarded marque in the US. Maybe the buyer was really mostl
>y
> > after
> > the black first generation Dura Ace gruppo.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jerry Moos
> >
> > wilsonjw50@aol.com wrote:
> > marc garcia wrote: >I believe this bike may have been mentioned on the
>lis
>t
> > earlier this week, an austro daimler vent noir. Is 1200.00 a record
>price?
> I
> > don't ever remember
> > seeing one of these reach nearly this price. I feel dumb for passing on
>on
>e
> > a
> > few months ago but I think I'd like to see another one sell for close to
> > this to
> > believe the market is really that high for these.<
> > Another recently sold on eBay for 561.00. Both were the older "flat
>black"
> > versions. I've become interested in these bikes mainly due to this list,
> > where I
> > learned of the disproportionately long top tube on the smaller frame
>sizes
> > (near-custom fit for me). I think I paid 135.00 for my frameset which I
> > guess is
> > reasonable for a pristine 531 frameset. Unfortunately, I was outbid on
>the
>
> > black
> > dura ace gruppo but the silver 1st generation d-a I've been building it
>wi
>th
> > looks even better on the black frame, imho.
> > John Wilson
> > Greensburg, PA
> >
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