Russ Fitzgerald wrote:
>I think it would be way, way cool if someone were to buy this bike
>and bring it
>to the Cirque. It would also be wonderful if Chuck S. were to bring his
>lovely '60 Superlight to the same event.
>
>Why do I think this? Well, inspired by Chuck's bike, I went nuts earlier this
>month and ordered a custom Vincitore with track ends for road-fixed use. This
>one falls into the category of classically-inspired, rather than classic
>lightweight, but we're talking about a living tradition, right?
>
>Which leads me to throw out a new category for next year's Cirque - modern
>interpretations of traditional bikes. Somebody's gotta bring a Mariposa with
>all the rando bells and whistles, for example ... especially cool if it could
>be shown with some original vintage French rando bikes.
There is one, "Best Neoclassic" won by Chris Beyer in 2002 with his "French" styled Phil Brown. This category replaced the "Hot Rod" category that I was trying to win with my Frejus fixed and AD Vent Noir...
Roy "just bringing a rider next year" Drinkwater Lititz, "but it's going to be a fixed" PA