Re: [CR]re: a man called brian (was re: frame building 101, orsomething like that)

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 12:23:14 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]re: a man called brian (was re: frame building 101, orsomething like that)
References: <20040301.122157.6112.25.richardsachs@juno.com>


Richard M Sachs wrote:
>
> (cut) you may not want one that
> you can't ride, but that only dictates what you'd buy one for, not
> the market.
> if i were wealthy and in a collecting mood, i'd want a baylis
> (and a confente, and a 60s cinelli, etcetera...) just to appreciate
> the place in time that it was produced. no need to ride it.

I've also pondered what the "market" does with these things.

I have a real NEED to ride these things, and have no use for a bike that's not my size. But you're right, the reality is that very few collectors are riders, so the size of the bike matters not in the least.

Chuck "size matters" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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