Cousin Dale:
> Don wrote:
><<...Turin started as a Chicago Co-Op bicycle store, founded by Lee Katz,
>http://turinbicycle.com/
>At one time Turin had 2 shops in Chicago, one was close to the loop
>(my dad and I visited that one in the early 1970's.) I sat next to
>Lee Katz, the Turin founder, about 4 years ago at a CR dinner event
>in Carlsbad, California at a Mexican restaurant. >>
>
>Yes, that was a blast, wasn't it? Was it 4 years ago?
>
>Lee is a brilliant guy, started & still runs Lake sports, still has
>interest in Turin although a partner is running it now.
>
>There really was a Turin Co-op. One of the associated stores was
>near me in Chapel Hill NC called the Clean Machine.
Yes, I go way back with Lee, back to the mid-70s when I was one of the founders of the Bicycle Repair Collective (now the Broadway Bicycle School) in Cambridge, Mass.
Turin had a small wholesale buying group that helped a few (8, if memory serves) shops buy parts in larger quantities together to get more competitive pricing.
I still have a Turin tee shirt, bright yellow with Turin's logo (a track cyclist) on the back, and a big green marijuana leaf on the front. Too bad it doesn't fit anymore...
I sill remember getting Clement Criterium Setas for $11 each! Ah, those were the days!
Sheldon "Criterium Setas Spoiled Me For Lesser Tubulars" Brown
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