[CR]funny little bike from the thrift store

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Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 09:02:23 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "ADP" <aphillips9@mindspring.com>
Subject: [CR]funny little bike from the thrift store

Yesterday a customer brought me a present. I guess he knows I take in unloved road bikes and treasure them.

Its a funny little thing, looks like 24" aluminum wheels, lugged gaspipe, original leather seat logo'ed "Pionyr," as is the name on the downtube. The headbadge is a sticker, "Rapido" and the seat tube says: "V(missing letter)lamos." It has a cute (ok, I said "cute" relative to a bicycle, so sue me) little derailleur and 3 speed freewheel. Cottered cranks, side pull brakes.

I put some pictures up here. Won't take much to clean up and make functional. What do you guys know? And how can I integrate it with my living room decor? We already have a 5 bike limit in the living room!

http://community.webshots.com/album/68868093HsAaeE

Ann Phillips, Atlanta GA
home of the thrift store treasures!