Re: [CR]Interesting bikes for sale on ebay: Pogliaghi, Frejus, Cinelli...and RIH.

(Example: Framebuilders:Brian Baylis)

Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 23:24:45 +0200
From: "Freek Faro" <khun.freek@gmail.com>
To: "The Maaslands" <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Interesting bikes for sale on ebay: Pogliaghi, Frejus, Cinelli...and RIH.
cc: CR <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

And a 60s RIH, although this one is built by Fongers (under a licensing agreement that lasted till around 1970):

http://ebay.com/<blah> (not mine, no relation to seller)

Maybe not in the same league as a Pogliaghi or Cinelli, but this frame will build into a fine touring frame.

Freek Faro (unofficial member of keeper of the RIH society)

Rotterdam Netherlands

2006/6/5, The Maaslands <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>:
>
> Alessandro Nati and his father Vincenzo have a few very interesting
> bikes/frames up for sale right now. I believe they are worthy of a
> looksie:
>
> 1960's Pogliaghi:
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> 569198
>
> While it is quite weathered, this would be considered one of the prime
> Italian racing bike collectibles from the period. It is furthermore in a
> 62 cm frame size that should also fit quite a few CR listmembers.
>
> late 1950's-early 1960's Frejus:
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> tegoryZ56197
>
> This was kind of the end of the line for the Frejus bikes in my eyes,
> but this one has considerable value in the parts alone.
>
> 1960's Cinelli:
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> 46713475
>
> This bike went through ebay twice when being offered at $1250 and has
> now been dropped in price to $900 with the addition of some NOS
> hubshells. I believe at this price, the bike is actually a fair price.
> You would obviously be looking at a repaint and likely fitting of all
> new components (they are almost all period-incorrect), but there is
> considerable value there nonetheless. You would need some patience to
> clean the old parts and then sell some of them to be replaced with more
> period appropriate ones.
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ