Re: [CR]ebay outing: Hilary's Rotrax--and a new thread?

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Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 05:27:05 -0800 (PST)
From: "Wesley Gadd" <wesleygadd@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]ebay outing: Hilary's Rotrax--and a new thread?
To: "brianbaylis@juno.com" <brianbaylis@juno.com>, chasds@mindspring.com
In-Reply-To: <20051215.185508.6138.154777@webmail29.lax.untd.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

"brianbaylis@juno.com" <brianbaylis@juno.com> wrote: Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA And like Curt says, Grant knows exactly what he's doing. Not sure what t hat means exactly, but he does.

A quote from the Rivendell Bicycle Works catalog No. 03, (summer '97- Feb.'98): "I also like the idea of a fine frame being identifiable by brand, even without its paint, decals, and head badge, if it happens to wind up in a junkyard 100 years from now. In the case of Rivendells, I like to think that in 2097, a hobo art connoisseur could saunter by, see the frame pick it up, see the joints, and say ' Jiminy Christmas-an old Rivendell...' " While the early Riv lugs , both the standard and All-Arounder/Mountain versions, had a somwhat French influence and might somday be taken as such, the newer lugs and crown will almost certainly not be taken for anything but Rivendell.

Best regards, Wes Gadd Unionville,CT

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