[CR]Framebuilding vs. the Occult

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 15:54:58 -0500
From: "Chris Beyer" <beyerc@mailserver.volvo.com>
To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <e3.11ac9931.27e11736@aol.com> <3AAFD197.18C9@earthlink.net>
Subject: [CR]Framebuilding vs. the Occult

Unless there are framebuilders who read palms or do astrological readings, I think the term is "mystique."

That being said, I agree. (....surprised Prof. Hayes didn't beat me to this one...)

Chris Beyer CR Pedant Bloomfield, NJ

Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> CYCLESTORE@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > About the Character,
> >
> (snip)
> > A bicycle is certainly more than the sum of it's parts. A builder reputation
> > is based as much on myth as fact sometimes.
>
> The word I would pick would be "mystic." Without mystic we have just
> another nice bike. I would add that it is not necessary to be a "dead
> builder" to have it, either.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, California
> (seller of mystic in the form of repro vintage catalogs)
>
> http://www.velo-retro.com (list of catalogs and T-shirts)