Re: [CR]Yesterday's equipment in modern races

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

To: kohl57@starpower.net
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 08:21:23 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]Yesterday's equipment in modern races
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

chuckie is still horizontal - but i am now curious: are you suggesting that one should use the old stuff to justify one's cr list membership? e-RICHIE aka Richard M Sachs Chester, CT

"P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net> writes:


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"Chuck Schmidt" wrote:
> And if you are both insecure and old, the next thing that happens is you
> start muttering things like, "That Lance Armstrong fella could win his
> sixth TdF on my ________!" (fill in the blank with your favorite
> obsolete, old and forgotten racing bike). And, "If Lance won the Tour
> on an old crock, well... everyone would see how our bikes are not
> obsolete it's just those nasty companies that make components and frames
> and sponsor the pros that don't want the public to know what crap the
> current stuff really is compared to the old stuff."

And tell us again Chuck why we (or indeed you) even belong to a discussion list called CLASSIC Rendezvous in the first place? Or has someone rather missed the point?

Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA