[CR]Fw: Now this is a proper city bike

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From: "The Maaslands" <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
To: "CR" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 10:31:32 -0400
Subject: [CR]Fw: Now this is a proper city bike

Chris outed the following SKS city bike:

http://ebay.com/<blah>

Please be aware that the description is incredibly and totally wrong and false. The bike is likely from the 1980's or 1990's and at the very oldest late 1970's. Both DT spokes and the shown rear hub were not made before then. The bike is also built in Glarus not in Luzern as described. Glarus is a Canton to the North East of Luzern. These bikes are quire common in all parts of Europe and can be had quite affordably, including with better tubing used here. The Reynolds tubing is in fact most likely plain straight gauge high tensile steel. I suppose the most interesting part of this bike is that almost all the components are Swiss-made. In my eyes, with the added cost of delivery (at least $80 according to the description), the opening bid is already quite a steep price.

Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ