Re: [CR]Newbie

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From: "Mike Schmidt" <mdschmidt@patmedia.net>
To: "Chris V" <chrisv@snet.net>, "Clasic Hand made road bikes" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <MONKEYFOODNGDQ6on7g000012a3@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Newbie
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 13:59:11 -0400


Hi Chris, Welcome to the list. Perhaps you can bring your Peter Weigle to Cirque 2006 in Greensboro, NC.

I recently acquired one of Peter's frames and hopefully I will have it together long before Cirque 06.

Mike Schmidt
Stirling, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: Chris V
To: Clasic Hand made road bikes
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 11:27 AM
Subject: [CR]Newbie



> Hi , just thought I would briefly introduce myself.
> I'm Chris Velardi and live in North Haven CT in the Summers and Killington
> VT in the Winters . Back in like '77 or '78 I had Peter Weigle (of J.P.
> Weigle) custom make up a road race bike frame for me (after my off the
> shelf Fuji and I were struck by a drunk driver, I healed up better then the
> Fuji did) I trained on it and raced it one season up in school in VT, and it
> has lived most of it's life hanging next to my '61 MGA . Well it's down at
> the local bike shop being revived with new tubes and tires and lube and
> adjustment . Looking to get back in shape with the fond memories of my
> Weigle.
> Any other J.P.Weigle owners on the list? Peter had told me about the
> "Classic Rendezvous" site the meet today in MA he was going to and the
> upcoming event down in the Carolinas. Also found it interesting that Ebay
> has an "incomplete" JP Weigle bike for sale for the "Buy It Now " price of
> $1,700. It would be nice to think that other see value in what we do.
>
> Chris Velardi
> North Haven CT
> Killington VT
> http://www.velardi.com
> http://www.theonlygameintown.com