And you should see the '53 Urago they did for a Bike Gallery customer about
twelve years ago; Susan was doing all the decals then and she duplicated the
old diamond-shaped Urago downtube decal for this beauty.
The owner was darned near tears when he picked the bike up.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> I have to agree, I had a 1973 LeJeune restored by CyclArt a few years ago.
> New paint, decals, pinstriping, rechroming. Everything was very well
done.
> It was not cheap, almost $1,000, but that was in large part due to the
high
> cost of chroming today. If you want cheap, go elsewhere, but CyclArt does
> deliver a quality job if you are willing to pay for it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <LouDeeter@aol.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 7:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Cyclart and Issues
>
>
> > I've never had a bike painted by Cyclart. I haven't met Jim C. either.
I
> > have done business with him. And, when I started to put the Used Bike
> Buyers
> > Guide together about 10 years ago, Jim C. was one of the few people who
> > responded to my request for help--and, a number of the non-responders
are
> > members of this list. Jim willingly gave of his time, agreed to offer
the
> > guide for sale in his shop, and provided very valuable tips on
inspecting
> and
> > grading condition for frames. I know there are people who don't like
him,
> > whether personally or business related. But, I believe he has
contributed
> > positively to this hobby and doesn't deserve the public thrashing that
is
> > being thrown at him. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL