Hey Tom,
I agree that the current state of the art (pun intended) looks very good indeed. It is OT, but there are at least a few appealing modern builders who I think show some passion and individuality. I think Pegoretti is doing some really cool bikes and I would love to have one of the steel models (won't anytime soon though). He even does a lugged bike, the Luigino.
Doug Van Cleve (in surprisingly wet) Chandler, AZ
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Tom Sanders Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 8:14 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]New bikes
When Richard Reno said "Most of the "modern" bikes are interchangeable. Leave the decals off and their owners couldn't tell them apart." I just have to say that if he is talking about factory new bikes, he may well be right. I don't know enough about them or have enough interest in them to know. Now, if he is talking about new hand made bikes by American Keepers of the Flame, my own area of interest, I would have to disagree completely. Anyone who could not tell a Richard Sachs from a Rivendell from a Chris Kvale, just has not been paying much attention. I feel these modern handmades are highly individualistic, with new builders with new spins coming in all the time. Sacha White of Vanilla Bikes and Jim Kirk are just two examples of young builders coming on strong who make me think the future of the hand built fairly high end bicycle is in good hands, indeed. Tom Sanders Lansing, Mi