[CR]Hot & Cold Air, theft deterrence, and smilin' e-RICHIE

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From: "Dennis Ryan" <sublithic@hotmail.com>
To: CYCLESTORE@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Cc: george.rausch@cityofmonett.com, Arthurradley@hotmail.com, randonneurextra@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 18:37:19 -0500
Subject: [CR]Hot & Cold Air, theft deterrence, and smilin' e-RICHIE

... "Even better would be plain old air, cheaper, longer lasting
>and readily available and a classic in a classic world."

Air?!? What is this, the iBOB?!? I fill my tires with vintage atmosfera released from the glaciers above the Sanctuary of Ghisallo -- 97 million lira per tank, but worth it!

Apologies for the joke, and a bad one too, but we've all got to pull together to keep e-RICHIE's spirits up ... ;-)))

Penitent vintage bike content -- I noticed a lot of us ride nifty old bikes as commuters, which is way cool and shows a real love of the classics (yeah! that's the ticket -- not "it's the rock-bottom-cheapest/easiest-solution-out-of-the-parts-bin" ...) That's my story and I'm sticking to it ... But I'd add another advantage of commuting on a "less-than-mint" classic, even a Colnago or Cinelli: to most thieves, it's just a beat-up old bike, and any bike with fenders is granddad's. A shinier Sears Free Spirit (still see a lot of those) would probably be a more likely target in my town. Of course, in New York City the bike thieves lurk on the CR!

Be safe on that old iron (or that Richard Sachs),
Dennis Ryan
Louisville, KY