Hello, I just picked up these bikes and I have a lot of questions about the
m, restoring them, and eventually selling them. I have been around classics
for a long time so I know what I have with the colnago and the Merckx but
I would love to get some more info on the Motta. The Motta came with a hodg
e-podge of 72 campy NR but it really didn't seem to go together so I sold t
hat stuff on ebay. The frames rear spacing is 126mm and the NR hub is 120mm
? The frame is stamped 59 but the Cinelli bars were 38cm ctc? The front der
ailluer was a SR and the Cinelli stem looked late 80's. If you could let me
know that you got the attatched pictures and any suggestions on how to get
my questions awnsers it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, EDR -req
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re> 5. Re: Can't Take Any More (Sadiq Gill)> 6. Ebay Outing - Regina, Rober
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n' (George Albaugh)> 9. Re: Can't Take Any More (Paul Williams)> 10. Re: Ca
n't Take Any More (Campy Parts)> 11. Fw: [CR]A fewTedbits for your classic
esteemed steed (ternst)> 12. Raleigh Pros (Hansen, Thomas)> 13. Fw: [CR]A f
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---------------------------------------------------> > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 200
8 18:22:54 -0400> From: Bianca Pratorius <biankita@comcast.net>> To: classi
crendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: [CR]Lou Tripician> Message-ID: <18f7d9ca
005ccc8f6574edaf5ff516bd@comcast.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=
US-ASCII; format=flowed> MIME-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624)
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit> Precedence: list> Message: 1> > I have k
nown Lou for less than two years, and in that time he has grown > from a re
sponsible and practical member of society to a lunatic fringe > character d
estined to fritter away his fortune collecting interesting > bikes from the
classic era. Although I welcome him to our group, I fear > for his sanity.
By the way, his Benotto is a lovely all NR restored > item and his Gianni
Motta is a spectacular all original fully > pantographed find that was purc
hased and built up at a bargain basement > price. After another dozen or so
of such deals he will no doubt be > ready for classic rendezvous anonymous
meetings while his classic > Jaguar gathers dust in the garage.> > Garth L
ibre in Miami Fl USA> > > Just joined the group and one of the first things
encountered is some > back and forth in reguard to the Raleigh. My first r
eal road bike. > Vintage 1979 Capri. A birthday present my wife gave me, on
sale at the > local bike shop for $169.00. Back then, and up to not too lo
ng ago, I > didn't really know much about what I was riding, only that I wa
s > definitely not ridding a Jaguar in the bicycle world and that when I >
went to the bike shop to get a flat fixed, I'd see the new bikes evolve > o
ver the years. -steel, aluminum, carbon etc.> > But the Raleigh keep me goi
ng; the after work relief from a high stress > job ('s). I didn't even know
the make of the derailer or brakes. I did > find out that the frame was ma
de in Taiwan, which was somewhat > disappointing, ( I thought that I was ri
ding an 'English Racer'). But > what the hell, I wasn't going to flip the b
ike over, with the place of > origin up, if I could help it. I rode that bi
ke, God knows how many > thousands of miles, until my wife bought me a new
Aluminum bike for > Christmas in '97'. (Caloi) Well, the Raleigh got moved
to the garage, > to collect dust, while the Caloi had a space in the hallwa
y. What > saved that Raliegh from the garage sale, or the giveaway was runn
ing > into to a couple of riding buddies, that forgot more about bikes, tha
n > I will ever know. Unlike myself who looked at the bike I was riding as
> not much more than an means to the end for keeping in shape, these guys >
knew the details of what made a difference in your ride.> > One is a dedic
ated mountain bike rider, who in between mishaps on the > trails, sometimes
rides on the road, on his fixed gear Motobecane. The > other, an entrepren
eur and historian of the road biking world. But > both, regard the steel fr
ame as supreme. But I'm riding the new > affordable technology, an Aluminum
bike! Time to resurrect the > Raleigh. -- To the shop for a tune up and ba
ck on the road for a > change. Can't say that it rode better than the Caloi
, but the ride was > different, easier, more comforting or perhaps I was ju
st being > nostalgic for the years of past, riding the Raleigh.> > Well, a
1981 Benotto and a 1982 Gianni Motta later, I concur that > steel is the be
st ride. The Raleigh lives on at my daughter's and her > husband's place in
Charleston. I still ride it when I go for a visit. > No, its not the best
ride now, but for the times when it was my only > ride, it served me well.
It hard to put an ebay price on that.> > Lou Tripician> Biscayne Park, Flor
ida> > > ------------------------------> > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:48:53 -
0500> From: 'John Hurley' <JHurley@jdabrams.com>> To: <classicrendezvous@bi
kelist.org>> Subject: [CR]Can't Take Any More> Message-ID: <249DDD9704676C4
9AE6169AE3D2D9F4ECDB5B0@Exchange-SVR>> Content-Type: text/plain;charset='
us-ascii'> MIME-Version: 1.0> Precedence: list> Message: 2> > Dear Friends,
> > This is it. My illusions are shattered. I've known all along it would>
come to this. Even as a kid I vaguely sensed the first faint warning> signs
of Quality Fatigue Syndrome. What started with the simple joy of> bicyclin
g soon became a desire for a 'better bike'. How much money> would I need? A
visit to the local bike shops revealed the answer:> 'just a little bit mor
e'. After more washing dishes and bussing tables> and saving money, I had e
nough to buy the Better-Quality Bicycle. I was> thrilled to have a bike tha
t was so light, so well-made, and so fun to> ride.> > But as time passed, a
nd I read more books and magazines on bicycling,> Quality Fatigue Syndrome
really set in. It seemed no matter how good> your bike, no matter how well-
suited to your purpose, there were always> better bikes out there, and beyo
nd those, even better ones, and so on.> It is now abundantly clear that eve
n the kindly souls on the CR list> find little to love in the 'production-r
un' bikes that were the> high-water-mark classics of my youth. Really, it w
as a shame so many> good sets of 531 tubing were wasted on such shoddy mass
-produced> consumer goods.> > Well, I can't take any more. Quality Fatigue
Syndrome and the> inevitable deep depression that accompanies it have final
ly driven me> over the edge. Tonight I'm taking my PX-10 out in the drivewa
y where I> can run over it several times with the pickup truck. Then I'm go
ing to> end it all. I'm going to bid high on the most expensive Masi or Col
nago> I can find on eBay, having first made sure to leave a loaded revolver
on> my wife's nightstand. That ought to do it. Goodbye, cruel world.> > Jo
---> ------------------------------> > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:07:43 -070
0> From: 'Campy Parts' <campy.parts@gmail.com>> To: classicrendezvous@bikel
ist.org> Subject: Re: [CR]Can't Take Any More> Message-ID: <112a34fb0804071
607g3713a7bdkaf45f26f3664de92@mail.gmail.com>> In-Reply-To: <249DDD9704676C
49AE6169AE3D2D9F4ECDB5B0@Exchange-SVR>> References: <249DDD9704676C49AE6169
AE3D2D9F4ECDB5B0@Exchange-SVR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-885
9-1> MIME-Version: 1.0> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit> Precedence: list>
Message: 3> > *> > Hi Don:> > Yes, and I have a full sized poster here show
ing Hugh Porter riding a> Raleigh track bike and winning the 1960 World Cha
mpionships in the 5000> meter pursuit. He was riding a maroon colored track
bike labeled 'Raleigh',> not 'Carlton'. I would be able to send anyone a p
hoto if they like, if> interested. Actually the poster is more like an adve
rtisement and may not> actually be him in the actual race, but at least it
shows him riding a> Raleigh.> > -Dee Gordon> > Los Angeles> > > -----Origin
al Message-----> > > From:Donald Gillies> > > Carltons won world championsh
ips in the 1950's, and 1970's at least.> > > In the early 1970's, all the b
est Carlton riders were moved to the TI> > > Raleigh cycling team, with mor
e funding, and that team became a> > > dominant team in the 1970's and earl
y 1980's> > >> > > - Don Gillies> > > San Diego, CA, USA> > >> *> > > --- S
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Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:09:50 -0400> From: cwstudio@aol.com> To: JHurley@
jdabrams.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: Re: [CR]Can't Take A
ny More> Message-ID: <8CA671B9C368B7B-9A4-3155@webmail-nd19.sysops.aol.com>
> In-Reply-To: <249DDD9704676C49AE6169AE3D2D9F4ECDB5B0@Exchange-SVR>> Refer
ences: <249DDD9704676C49AE6169AE3D2D9F4ECDB5B0@Exchange-SVR>> Content-Type:
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ding: 7bit> Precedence: list> Message: 4> > John,> > > > That's sad, and I'
m sure that we all commiserate.> > > > > But will that be an Italian revolv
er? Please, don't use some crappy mass-produced thing. Make it a nice one,
with really great engraving, and fresh rounds. Maybe even a vintage piece,
with NOS walnut grips.> > > > > I'll send your relatives my address. Maybe
they'll feel sad enough to send me all your old bikes. After all, they're n
ot really worth that much...> > > > > Yours in pain,> > Chris Wimpey> > San
Diego, CA USA> > > -----Original Message-----> From: John Hurley <JHurley@
jdabrams.com>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 3:
48 pm> Subject: [CR]Can't Take Any More> > > > > > > > > Dear Friends,> > T
his is it. My illusions are shattered. I've known all along it would> come
to this. Even as a kid I vaguely sensed the first faint warning> signs of Q
uality Fatigue Syndrome. What started with the simple joy of> bicycling soo
n became a desire for a 'better bike'. How much money> would I need? A visi
t to the local bike shops revealed the answer:> 'just a little bit more'. A
fter more washing dishes and bussing tables> and saving money, I had enough
to buy the Better-Quality Bicycle. I was> thrilled to have a bike that was
so light, so well-made, and so fun to> ride.> > But as time passed, and I
read more books and magazines on bicycling,> Quality Fatigue Syndrome reall
y set in. It seemed no matter how good> your bike, no matter how well-suite
d to your purpose, there were always> better bikes out there, and beyond th
ose, even better ones, and so on.> It is now abundantly clear that even the
kindly souls on the CR list> find little to love in the 'production-run' b
ikes that were the> high-water-mark classics of my youth. Really, it was a
shame so many> good sets of 531 tubing were wasted on such shoddy mass-prod
uced> consumer goods.> > Well, I can't take any more. Quality Fatigue Syndr
ome and the> inevitable deep depression that accompanies it have finally dr
iven me> over the edge. Tonight I'm taking my PX-10 out in the driveway whe
re I> can run over it several times with the pickup truck. Then I'm going t
o> end it all. I'm going to bid high on the most expensive Masi or Colnago>
I can find on eBay, having first made sure to leave a loaded revolver on>
my wife's nightstand. That ought to do it. Goodbye, cruel world.> > John Hu