[CR]RE: Cirque - the good and a WARNING

(Example: Framebuilders:Richard Moon)

Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 21:12:28 -0400
From: "HM & SS Sachs" <sachs@erols.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, B.Sanford@cox.net
Subject: [CR]RE: Cirque - the good and a WARNING

Ben Sanford wrote about the dangers of Cirque, and I will only comment on one of his wise observations:

7. Cirque display placement. Don't allow your bike to be put alongside a new Richard Sachs. Instead look to put it next to one of Harvey Sachs's bikes :) [sorry Harvey - couldn't resist]

+++++++++++++++++ I just want the rest of you to know the roots of Ben's envy. First, he doesn't have a genuine 1974 Sears 531 DB in high gloss putre ("lime") to bring to Cirque two years running. This time as a fixed gear town bike, perfect (?) for the rain in Greensboro. He just has things like that crummy old oversized pearlescent Eisentraut, for which he's too cheap to drill the fork crown. :-) Second, my spouse and I have a wonderful agreement that doesn't deplete Marital Capital: I don't complain about the 150 potted plants that needed to be kept indoors over the winter, since she ran out of time that Fall to plant them. And, within what we call "reason," she is very supportive of my bike habit. Many folks refer to her as Saint Susan, but I can't imagine why. Finally, I'm getting to go on Ragbrai this year (first time).

Old Joke: Q: What's the difference between a Harley and a Hoover? A: On the Hoover, the dirtbag is inside. New "Joke": Q: What's the difference between a Richard Sachs and a '74 Sears 531 DB? A: The Richard Sachs has no tubing decal, but (a) it was designed, and (b) it was crafted. Besides, the Richard Sachs doesn't have an Esge kickstand mounting plate instead of a chainstay bridge. Can you imagine, a custom bike with no provision for a kickstand?

Harvey "patina is everything" sachs mcLean VA