Re: [CR]WTK: Anything about this Major Taylor stem....

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

From: "Questor" <questor@cinci.rr.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]WTK: Anything about this Major Taylor stem....
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:08:42 -0500


Here is the corrected URL address, I did not know they changed addresses... http://www.geocities.com/majortaylorvelodrome/themajor.html

"Starting to warm up at sunny 48 degrees Farenheit in Cincinnati, OH"


----- Original Message -----
From: Questor
To: Andrew Gillis
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 1997 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]WTK: Anything about this Major Taylor stem....



> Hello,
>
> "Major Taylor" was the first successful (for that time) Fro-American bike
> racer during the 1920-30s. In fact, Indianapolis has a decent velodrome
> named after him. Further details of the his life and times use to be found
> at the following URL: http://members.aol.com/velodromes/MajorTaylor/
>
> Prehaps they may know who made these stems since their velodrome is named
> for him!
>
> Regards, Steve Neago
> "Starting to warm up at 48 degrees Farenheit in Cincinnati, OH"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Gillis" <apgmaa@earthlink.net>
> To: "Warren Young" <wyoung@stonehenge.ca>; <CYCLETRUCK@aol.com>;
> "Classicrendezvous (E-mail)" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]WTK: Anything about this Major Taylor stem....
>
>
> > All:
> >
> > I believe the stem was a "Major Taylor" because MT invented an adjustable
> > stem for his own track bikes.
> >
> > Andrew Gillis (warm & sunny in Long Beach, good riding weather!)