Re: [CR]Re: CR: Argos Frames

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Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:35:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: "David Feldman" <feldmanbike@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: CR: Argos Frames
To: R Bulis <RichardBulis@msn.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <BAY5-DAV15JvKk69Z0x0002d3f2@hotmail.com>


Argos has also done some "ghost-building;" during the late 80/s and early 90/s I saw a number of ads in Cycling Plus for both Argos-built and Italian built, ARgos finished frames sold in the UK.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA


--- R Bulis wrote:


>
> Argos frames were imported by Larry Mersereau in
> San Rafael/Marin County
> California in the 70's when he couldn't get Ron
> Cooper to make enough frames
> to satisfy the demand. Coopers were very desirable
> in that period, and were
> considered the (first? only? best? you pick) Italian
> style race frame to
> come out of England in that time frame.
>
> Argos reputedly came from the makers name, ARt
> GOSling, ( I could be off on
> the last name a bit, but you get the idea) and were
> made in England. They
> were priced a bit cheaper than Coopers and were much
> more available.
>
> Ricardo Bulissimo, Verdi, Nevada
>
> Wow! TWO salient on topic, no politics or ranting or
> shilling or bashing. I
> must be really racking up the "dues" points, now, eh
> KEN?
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