Brett; I read your letter a bit earlier, and it sounds like you've really got a great find. Congratulations !!
Wonder if you could post some pictures on the Wool Jersey Gallery or somewhere else, so that other members of the CR who appreciate your find could view this fine cycle.
Peter Naiman Glendale, WI
Brett Horton <bretthorton@thehortoncollection.com> wrote: Robbie,
Sorry you feel that way. Perhaps someday I will have a collection comparable to the depth and breadth of your vast stash of pre-war racing bikes so I can flippantly disregard a rider who won, among others, 17 Tour de France stages, finished on the podium in Paris four of the eight times he rode the TdF, and was a two time French National Champion on the road. Jean Alavoine achieved these palmares despite missing four of his most potentially productive years due to the first world war.
I guess I must be searching in the wrong places. In 14 years of looking, I have only seen five bicycles outside of museums that were pre-war, untouched, and had credible rider provenance.
So, solemnly bowing to your vast knowledge of cycling history, I will have to be happy with an apparently meaningless bike from an apparently meaningless rider. (Maybe I should spruce it up with some fake Campy brake hoods.)
I remain you humble servant.
Happy Holidays,
Brett Horton San Francisco, CA
Rnitro1969@aol.com wrote: bfd...brilliant ?????? deal.
robbie
bretthorton@thehortoncollection.com wrote: Earlier today I closed a deal for a couple of items I have been pursing for several years: Jean Alavoine's race used bicycle and four foot original hand tinted photograph of him.
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