Also seen at Larz this year: Norm Lafleur who took away a prize for his Legnano in the category of Best Restored Track Bike. Eddie Albert also received an award -- although I don't recall which bike of category (sorry Eddie). Steve Massland had a wonderful 1930s Bianchi city bike along with a 60s vintage Derosa.
Cheers!
David
David G. White Burlington, VT
David Bean wrote:
> I got down to Larz after the awards were handed out. Attendance looked
> pretty good and the swap meet aspect was good. I was particularly thrilled
> to see David White's fabulous Art Stump drillium deluxe bike (photos of it
> before David cleaned up the corrosion are on the CR website). It took an
> award for best restored, I believe. David said that the "restoration"
> didn't involve painting at all - more like endless cleaning up.
> "Restoration" - a word that means a lot of different things to different
> people!
>
> David Bean
> Arlington, MA USA
> beandk at are-see-enn dot com
Dwight Bowen wrote:
> I also attended Larz today as a custom frame builder. It was my first time and I didn't know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised and talked with a lot of people that enjoy many types of bikes.
> I also was hoping to meet Peter Weigle and Richard Sachs. I had one of Richards old bikes with me and was hoping to talk with him about it.
>
> Regards,
> Dwight
>
> Dwight Bowen
> Bowen Bicycle Works
> http://www.bowenbicycles.com
> (860) 836-9765
> bowenbicycles@sbcglobal.net
>
>
>
> --- On Sun, 8/9/09, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [CR] Report on Larz
> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 5:32 PM
>
> Attended Larz today for the first time in a few years. Saw some CR guys there, Steven Maasland, Eddy Albert, Ken Denny, Jason Cloutier, the guys from Via in Philly, Maurice was involved in the organizing. May have missed other CR guys, we don't always know the faces connected with the names here, and there wasn't an organized CR function.
>
> The classic content was lower than last time I attended. More baloon-tires and "muscle bikes" than in the past. Best In Show went to a motorized baloon-tired Schwinn. I had expected to maybe see Richard Sachs and Peter Weigle, but didn't see either there. There were a couple of young guys from Providence RI who build some interesting custom steel frames under the name Circle Cycles or maybe Circle "A" Cycles. Somehow young builders seem to continue to be attracted to the craft.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, Texas, USA