In a message dated 8/23/02 9:21:08 AM, OROBOYZ@aol.com writes:
<< I shop at Cycles de Oro in Greensboro, and when you look at the bikes they
sell, you'll see a few that are simply insane - you have to be way more
serious about biking than I am to pay that much for a cycle. (Basically,
these are racing bikes so light that they seem to be made of polymerized air
and a little pixie dust.) >>
To Dale and other list Godfathers,
I have a hard time believing that, " racing bikes so light that they seem to be made of polymerized air and a little pixie dust," qualifies as classic vintage content.
For pittance Igor (head of new product development and torture department) has developed two new recycled products to punish your backside with.
1) Seat tube from 63 cm bike hammered flat on one end wrapped with Cinelli cork tape in a color not found in the natural world we could not sell. On the flat end he has lashed strips of recycled inner tubes about 20 inches long with of all things, recycled inner tube strips. Contrary to popular myth about the rubber hose treatment not leaving marks, this one does. For safety in use please add a cap to the non business end (legal for racing then as it is taped and plugged) and a wrist strap so it doesn't slip out of hand.
2) Same as above with an assortment of recycled (some rusty) gear and brake cables bound to the end the same way, OUCH, give me number one
Hope this cures you.
Gilbert "Pick your poison" Anderson-Non seller of pixie dust, other kinds or rust and dust always available.
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