RE: [CR]Nick's Legnano roma

(Example: Racing:Roger de Vlaeminck)

From: "David Bilenkey" <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>
To: "'Classic Rendezvous'" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Nick's Legnano roma
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 23:12:47 -0500
Organization: Bilenkey Industrial Design
In-Reply-To: <021220050450.5265.420D8B02000175940000149122007511509C0B020E049C0E0E030A089B@comcast.net>


Looks like a pretty decent price for this machine. :-)

US $3,699.99

With the winning bid placed 5 seconds before the auction closed.

David -- David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada dbilenkey@sympatico.ca


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> Subject: [CR]Nick's Legnano roma
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>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> I am quite surprised that nobody has been speaking about the
> Legnano Roma Olympiad that Nick has offered on ebay. This
> bike is a very special bike and deserves some more attention.
> We should also complement Nick for not succumbing to the lure
> of quick money by parting the bike out. This bike has a lot
> of very collectible components that alone would bring in a
> lot more than the bike is now attracting. It has the 1st
> generation Campagnolo chainset (the one with the pedal caps
> on the inside of the cranks) as well as the corresponding
> pedals (the ones with the short pedal spindle threads) the
> early Campagnolo headset, badged Cinelli stem and bars,
> narrow rail Campagnolo seatpost with Brooks/Campagnolo
> saddle. It does have some components that puzzle me somewhat
> like the brakes, the English BB and 27" wheel size. I wonder
> if the bike was built for the British market? Any comments?
>
> --
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ