Re: [CR]A surfeit of Allegros

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]A surfeit of Allegros
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:50:15 -0700
To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Googled the name Peter Grenader and got: <peter@buzzclick-music.com>

I thought you knew how to do this stuff Steve!?

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA USA

On Jul 23, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Steve Maas wrote:
> Thanks, Chuck.
>
> If anyone knows how to contact Peter, I'll make this offer: I'd be
> willing to host and maintain his site; I have plenty of space on my
> server. I have a special fondness for bikes that are outside the
> mainstream. Everyone knows about Masis, but...Allegros? There's a
> lot more to say, I think.
>
> Steve Maas
> (who really needs to get out for a ride tomorrow around)
> Long Beach, California.
>
>
>
> Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>> On Jul 23, 2007, at 4:44 PM, Steve Maas wrote:
>>> I've heard from quite a few Allegro owners recently, two just
>>> today. One person sent me pictures of his barn find, a
>>> beautifully preserved Allegro Special in nearly original
>>> condition. It even has the original Stronglight 57 crank. There
>>> have also been some nice ones on eBay recently.
>>>
>>> So...does anyone know what happened to Craig Griffith's wonderful
>>> Allegro web site? I believe it was taken down some time ago, and
>>> I haven't heard anything from Craig for quite a while, either.
>>> Since then, I've lost the URL--if it has gone back up, I can't
>>> find it. Does anyone know the story?
>>>
>>> Steve Maas
>>> Long Beach,
>> Archive-URL: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp
>> Filename=classicrendezvous.10512.1229.eml Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005
>> 13:38:29 -0800
>> From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt(AT)earthlink.net>
>> Subject: [CR]Now: Allegro web site Was: Need help identifying
>> bike...probably
>> Brandon Ives wrote:
>> >
>> > Does anyone
>> > know what happened to that great Allegro/Mondia webpage from a
>> while
>> > back?
>> http://www.allegrobicycles.com
>> Looks like the web site is gone again. Peter Grenader interest in
>> bikes
>> comes and goes. Last time I checked he was back to composing
>> electronic
>> music. Use to work as a graphic designer.
>> Chuck "still graphic design" Schmidt
>> South Pasadena, Southern California
>> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, timelines & t-shirts)