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> TEAM ISSUE (I think that was actually the name) Were Celeste,had
> headtube decal and oil port at back of headtube
> SPECIALISSMA blue,red,maroon,green, black and silver had round head
> badge, chrome detail on seat tube
> BEN LAWEE ordered 6 silver bikes as a test in 1966 or so but they
> never appeared as a standard color (Kaiser Bros out of Santa Rosa rode
> them) I think if Ben had wanted barber pole stripes they would have
> done it. A Celeste bike other than a team bike would have broken a
> very long tradition but we have seen earlier bikes not top models with
> the celeste color. Ben was a sharp marketer who used the carrot of
> getting TEAM bikes to sell cheaper bikes plus Continental tires and
> tubes , ever try to sell balloon 26' tubes with Presta valves to
> someone with a Typhoon or Phantom? My Dad had a pretty good
> relationship with him that sometimes included a lot of shouting on
> both sides of the phone.
BOB FREITAS
still learning about computers in MILL VALLEY,CA USA