Re: [CR]looking for a vintage bike expert

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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:13:21 -0800 (PST)
From: "Peter Naiman" <hetchinspete1@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]looking for a vintage bike expert
To: Phillip Barron <pbarron@gmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <87E52F0A-3DAE-4A2C-99CF-FFC70E5BA8FE@gmail.com>


Phil, I'm sure someone omn our list would know about this early period, but most of us collect Vintage Lightweight Racers and Track Bikes with a slightly later vintage. No insult intended to other members, but the two I know the best on the list would be:

Joel Metz @ magpie@messengers.org or David Toppin @ dave@pelletizer.com

If you need any further help please email as I've freinds in Western Massachusetts that know well of this period and would gladly assist.

Best regards, Peter Naiman Milwaukee, WI

Phillip Barron <pbarron@gmail.com> wrote: Hi,

I'm a writer in Durham, NC (USA) with a newspaper column covering the local cycling community.

I'm doing a little research into the history of the use of bicycles in Durham. I've run across a couple of interesting photographs from the late 1800s/early 1900s. They are definitely pre-1910, but that may be as much as I can tell about the dates.

I'm looking for someone with knowledge of vintage bicycles from this era, someone who can help me identify the bikes in the photographs and tell me a little about them.

If you or anyone you know can help, feel free to email me off-list, and I'll set up a time to talk with you at your convenience. I can also send digital scans of the photos if you're not local.

Thanks, and any help is appreciated.

phillip

-- Phillip Barron pbarron@gmail.com http://www.nicomachus.net

Durham, NC (USA)