[CR]ahh-LECHSS sohn-ZJAYY art?

(Example: Framebuilders:Jack Taylor)

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Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 09:59:56 -0500
From: "Grant McLean" <Grant.McLean@SportingLife.ca>
To: "Classic Rendezvous Mail List (E-mail)" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]ahh-LECHSS sohn-ZJAYY art?

Hi Peter,

I assume you had a look at: http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~gillies/singer/

With a serious risk of having the entire list flame my inbox, are you suggesting these Singers are art? I've been a fan of Singers, and don't get me wrong, they have that French mojo thing. But I would describe their finish as sloppy at best. Plenty of evidence of this in Donald's pictures. The seat lug on that silver frame looks like it was filed by a...well it actually looks like it hasn't been filed... Maybe it's that modern French art? You know, where both eyes are on the same side of your face....

Grant McLean Toronto.Ca

Peter Bridge, from Sort'a South of Longmont,CO wrote: for me this raises a significant issue and distinction.... framebuilding for

the sake of the bicycle, versus framebuilding for the sake of art... snip... That's not to say that I didn't enjoy the recent ahh-LECHSS sohn-ZJAYY posts

and photos -- I did.