... when does it stop? got a raleigh international, intent on repainting it. in process of looking for the unusual stem and brakes, another CR member says, "you love these, here's another!" and sends me a free 2nd slightly bent one, easily straightened, the shop owner says, "I used to own one of these, N/C for straightening!" and then a rusty one shows up on the bay with all original parts, "Parts reference!" i say ... and then another original one shows up on the bay for cheap, "Closer year!" i say ... but the free super-course (included) needs bar tape ... and so it continues ...
... got a sekai 4000, rattle-can black, 8-5-8 tange seamless, got a sugino-suntour-sekai grouppo together, then a beautiful red frame shows up with original decals for less than the cost of new paint, but the seller bunges up the TA crank caps while disassembling it, so he sends me free dura ace mechs as a premium, suddenly i have a dura-ace grouppo for the red one growing in the garage, like a cancer, and the original black frame is not even built up yet ...
- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA