Re: [CR]Re: Small trackies dream bike?

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From: "Stephen Barner" <steve@sburl.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Small trackies dream bike?
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:41:38 -0500


I thought the same thing. Stronglight 93's are the best aluminum crank to cut down, due to their triangular shape.

I saw a grandmother plunk down 500 bucks for a stretched out chopper-style bike at a shop in Massachussetts the other day. I'm hard pressed to figure out how anybody would even be able to ride one of those things for over a mile. A grand for a handmade Pog doesn't seem too outrageous, but could you really bring yourself to drill that fork so the kid could have a brake? Of course, if you really want it as wall art, and your kid is addicted to video games, it might be the perfect gift.

Steve Barner, Bolton, Vermont


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> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:00:01 -0800
> From: Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com>
> To: "OROBOYZ@aol.com" <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Small trackies dream bike?
>
> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:08:42 EST, OROBOYZ@aol.com <OROBOYZ@aol.com> wrote:
> > Take a look at this! Just in time for Santa!
> >
> > http://ebay.com/<blah>
> >
> > Dale Brown
> > Greenboro, North Carolina
>
> Is it my eyes or does it appear the crank arms have been shortened and
> new pedal holes drilled and tapped into the arms? It's hard to tell,
> but it sort of looks that way to me. I suppose anyone small enough to
> ride this probably wouldn't break them anyway...
>
> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham WA