Re: [CR]speaking of Silca Imperio (pumps not bikes)

(Example: Framebuilders)

Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:37:04 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]speaking of Silca Imperio (pumps not bikes)
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Marty Eison wrote:
> I'd like to report that my 20+ year old Silca Imperio pump was more
> than up to the task, and that I managed to not launch the pump
> handle into the throngs of riders (or at all).

I had a riding companion ask me if my bike had a "double top tube or something?" referring to my top tube mounted Silca pump with matching paint.
> There's something to be said for tried and true technology, not to
> mention that a chrome Silca looks way better than any minipump.

I dropped one of my 30 year old Imperos a couple weeks ago and it shattered. Completely. Utterly. :-(

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA