I think this may be an example of a seller who is not knowledgeable about bikes confusing the English Reynolds company with the American Reynolds Aluminum and concluding that the bike is made of aluminum. Ten years ago one saw this error routinely on eBay. Now it is rarer.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:
Don Wilson wrote:
> Seller (no relation) says his Geminiani is a 50s/60s
> track bike with "aluminum" construction. It looks like
> a lugged steel frame with road (not track) drop outs
> to me; one that somebody converted to a fixed gear. Am
> I missing something here?
> 110018200312
Let's see... missing?
>From the auction description:
Item Specifics - Road Bikes & Frames
Brand: Raphael Geminiani
Complete Bike/Frame: Complete Bike
Model Year: 50's / 60's
Frame Material: Aluminum
Frame Size: L
Condition: Used
The single, small 3.6 x 5.5, 72 pixels/inch jpeg shows what looks to me like Prior high flange track hubs with track fork ends. Yes a "velodrome track bike." Yeah I guess the guy missed by saying the frame was made of aluminum instead of steel and didn't measure the frame but instead described it as "L" as in Large. What do you suggest we do to the seller "craigbothwell" with zero feedbacks? Should we hang him or just drag him?
These posts are tiresome. Maybe a time out from the eBay police gig?
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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