Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> Can DeRosa's account really be true? Even assuming one could build a
> bike to a rider's specification in one night, one then has to paint
> it in the team colors. That couldn't leave more than a couple of
> hours for the paint to dry. I've never painted bikes, but I'd think
> it would take at least a day for a paint job to dry properly.
Heat lamps are the key here. No big manufacturer has the capacity to let a day's worth of production hang someplace before decaling and assembly.
And remember, these bikes only had to look good for a day.
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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA