RE: [CR]That classy Condor...now Gerald Ford

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From: "Larry Hakim" <larryhakim@hotmail.com>
To: norris@norrislockley.wanadoo.co.uk, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR]That classy Condor...now Gerald Ford
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:14:57 -0500


Though not a "pop-star", our former tumbling president, Gerald Ford owned custom-made Bob Jackson back in 70's if I recall correctly. Wonder if he ever took a spill or two on it??? ;-)

It would be intersting to see a list of all the celebrity-owned classic racing bikes from that era.

Larry Hakim Oxford, MS


>From: "Norris Lockley" <norris@norrislockley.wanadoo.co.uk>
>To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: [CR]That classy Condor...now Cinelli Super Corsa
>Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:23:10 +0100
>
>It sems that former Eric Clapton bikes are in season at the moment, for
>hard on the heels of the classy Condor just bought by a CR List member,
>now comes the "Ex Eric Clapton" 1980 Cinelli Super Corsa bike.
>
>It's item No 6538624806. on UK ebay.The bike, it is claimed by the
>seller, was given to Mr Clapton by none other than the President of
>Columbus tubes, Mr Columbo in early 1980. The bike is kitted out with
>Campag C Record equipment. At the moment it stands in the upper £800
>bracket with one bidder and over two days to go. The same bike was put
>up for sale some weeks ago, but failed to find a buyer.
>
>The matter that strikes me as curious in the considering the two bikes
>is that the 1973 Condor is a 60cms and the early 80 Cinelli is only a 57
>cms. it was fashionable in the 50s to ride large frames with the bars
>and saddle pushed low down, but I thought that fashion had expired by
>the 70s. As far as I can remember there was only 1" difference in the
>frame size achieved by using both the traditional English formula for
>calculating a frame size, and then the Italian CONI formula.
>
>As for other pop-stars who ride bikes I think that Elvis Costello rides
>a Bob Jackson, Mike Harding a UK star folk-singer rides a Bespoke, and
>a Speedwell, and John Helliwell, leader/saxophonist of "Supertramp"
>rides a Corima Monocoque, a TVT Carbon 92, a 1972/73 Masi Gran Criterium
>(made in the States by a member of this List perhaps), a Raleigh Record
>Ace.. and will shortly add a Vitus 6061 aluminium/carbon steed to his
>stable.
>
>It's a little ironical that in February of this year, a similar model
>Condor bike, equipped with good quality gear, came for auction on UK
>Ebay. It didn't have the same striking finish as the recent model, but
>nevertheless it had the same lugs.
>I was the high bidder with £200 on the board.. but it hadn't reached
>its reserve. I had to leave for France a day later and only learned six
>weeks later that the seller had relisted the bike and advised all
>previous bidders of his lowered reserve price. I recall it went for
>around £260 !!
>
>Norris Lockley.. Settle UK