Peter Kohler wrote: "Yikes. I go to all the trouble of getting the right TI Raleigh cap, shorts and jersey and the cool '70s Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses and I've lost any street cred by having dustcaps and Presta valve caps. Just another Wannabe Wally it seems.
"Well thanks for setting me straight... it's all gotta come off, pronto.
"And to think guys are spending good money for these things... like the little metal valve caps that go for $25 a pair.
"Embarassed but hopefully back on the road to Retro Cool.."
And Richard Cielec wrote: "Ahoy !" (rest snipped)
I like the nautical salutation here, because this striving for period
correctness reminds me of Sir Blennerhasset Portico of W.S. Gilbert's
"The Mystic Selvagee."
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Fortunately, we have people with us who can tell us for certain what was done in the '60's or '70's, and we don't have to rely on the shaky memory of an old Jasper.
Mordecai Silver
NYC