Re: [CR]Re: Early Cinelli Workmanship

(Example: Framebuilding:Brazing Technique)

In-Reply-To: <200705301546.l4UFkcDG003653@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
References: <200705301546.l4UFkcDG003653@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Early Cinelli Workmanship
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 09:53:58 -0700
To: Classic Rendevous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


On May 30, 2007, at 8:46 AM, Donald Gillies wrote:
> Maybe the reason why later Cinelli workmanship was so high - in
> reality - was that maybe - just maybe - your first few attempts really
> didn't look so hot and you spent all those years playing "catchup" :
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> (shows Cinelli Firenze stem with expander bolt and the steering column
> area was obviously cut on Monday morning after a long weekend of
> drinking, the slits have all the precision of Harry Potter's
> lightning-bolt scar on his forehead ...)
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA

Shouts rider modified to me Don.

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)