In fact I believe you are right, I've also heard that African Americans do collect "this sort of thing." Furthermore, I understand that even Holocaust museums collect Nazi items, for ambiance, I suppose. I have taken the liberty of forwarding your link to this Sambo-bike to the collector you have indicated. Slave collars I'm sure are dime-a-dozen but a nice racist bike must be a real rarity. I'm sure he'll want to add it to his collection (even if it has a bit of bondo). Best regards, George Hollenberg MD CT, USA
> In fact, neither do I approve of the head badge, although I
> must admit I had forgotten about it by the time I saw the
> construction details of the frame. Nevertheless, just how it
> would be accepted or displayed in France (or elsewhere) is
> another matter.
>
> For example, in this country, there are even many
> African-Americans who collect this sort of thing. There are,
> in fact, a number of museums devoted to it. A search on "black
> americana" will return links to articles such as these:
>
> http://www.ferris.edu/
> http://antiques.about.com/
>
> But if this would be the focus of the discussion, I suppose we
> can drop it.
> Fred Rednor - Arlignton, Virginia (USA)
>
> --- gholl@optonline.net wrote:
>
> > Dear Mr. Rednor:
> > Whatever the merits of this bike's construction, considering
> > the head-badge which appears to be from the disgraceful
> > "Sambo" school of racial incorrectness, I doubt this bike
> > would be displayed anywhere in any museum either in France or
> > the US. Perhaps it's best relegated to the obscurity in which
> > it has so long and so richly remained.
> > Cordially,
> > George Hollenberg MD
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Fred Rednor
> > Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 3:53 pm
> > Subject: [CR]Sauvage-Lejeune, the anti-Cinelli
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> >
> > > Unlike certain Cinellis, this bike
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://ebay.com/
> > > (eBay item #140118738931)
> > >
> > > will not ever make it into New York's Museum Of Modern Art.
> > I
> > > doubt it could even be displayed amongst the exposed
> > plumbing
> > > at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
> > >
> > > But that is its beauty. E.g. compare the sheet metal
> > fitting
> > > for the seat post binder (and the fitting for the rear
> > > derailleur cable) to similar pieces found on your average
> > > Italian object of worship.
> > >
> > > Are you man enough (or should we just say "cyclist enough")
> > to
> > > ride such a frame? I assume it's totally devoid of Bondo.
> > Yet
> > > similar frames were good enough to win the Tour de
> > France...
> > > Cheers,
> > > Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
>
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George Hollenberg MD
CT, USA