Re: [Classicrendezvous] Laing

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From: "bikenut" <bikenut@gte.net>
To: "Classic Rendevous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20001010011905.QMSH8597.femail3.sdc1.sfba.home.com@[24.176.41.28]>
Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] Laing
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:25:13 -0700


Dave, I think they are referred to a Hellenic. (?) Matthew Gorski Earth
> Laings had some popularity in Southern Cal around the time this was made,
> Bud's Bike Shop in Claremont sold them for awhile. This is the most ornate
> one I've seen. What do you call stays like this when they're not on a GT or
> Hetchin's?
> ---------- SNIP
> >Classicpals,
> >
> >Today I helped out my good pal Gary Williams by posting
> >his 1975 Colin Laing, 56cm, Shimano Crane group to eBay.
> >Have a look.
> >The lugs are quite stunning and the "triple triangle" reminds
> >us that there was indeed life before GT.
> >The bike is made of 531 Special Lightweight, a tubeset that
> >Laing described to Gary as being extremely rare the year it was
> >built (that's just what he said!).
> >It's a fine vintage bike with the sort of lugs appeal to the
> >Hetchins in all of us.
> >Here's the URL:
> >http://ebay.com/<blah>
> >
> >cheers,
> >Douglas Brooks
> >Canandaigua, NY