for one season, at the NY Cycle Show, columbia tried to trump up their image. part of the act was that oulette would do/design the gussied up frames. and steve hegg was the target celebrity racer. it all happened after he became the golden boy. e-RICHIE http://www.richardsachs.com
On Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:49:58 EDT OROBOYZ@aol.com writes:
> <<
> I recently purchased a Columbia bicycle custom built for Steve Hegg
> in
> 1986.........(snip).........
> Do you have any other information about Columbia or if Peter
> Ouellette built
> their frames? I can send you pictures of the lugwork (very nice
> long point
> lugs
> with a fastback seat stay arrangement, 55 cm frame with 37.5 inch
> wheelbase).
> ANY info would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.
>
> Ernie Elliott
> eelliott@eqe.com>>
>
> Ernie that is a new one on me, but I have taken the liberty to copy
> this
> response to the Classic Rendezvous mailing list (some 500 folks!)
> and perhaps
> one of them will know about this. Steve Hegg is still around (!) and
> maybe
> one of our folks are buddies with him & can ask him?
> CT folk, please copy the CR list with any response you make to Ernie
> so we
> will all know!
> Thanks & good luck,
>
> Dale Brown
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