With Rene Herse Bicycles and Boulder Bicycle combined, I'm affraid by IRS rules standards we've jumped slightly into positive earnings category, - oh shucks - guess Ben won't be including us in any bailouts. Need to figure out how to loose LARGE amounts of cash, which in the bike biz usually isn't too hard.
Seriously though, it is getting discouraging seeing so many bikes mis-represented. Part of the issue, though, is that when buying a bike from even an original buyer their memories from 40 years ago sometimes aren't perfect. We just bought a Sears labled lathe from a person who was certain it was a Logan, but by no account did Logan ever make them for Sears. When I mentioned this later to the seller, who is a very perky 96 year old, he simply replied that well of course he could have made a mistake - it was 35 years ago that he bought it! And the same gent lent a bit of a hand while we were moving it (OK, he just wheeled it) - I just want to still be above ground by that age!
Mike Kone in Boulder CO
> Are you angling for a federal buyout of Rene Herse Bicycles? ;-)
>
> Mike Schmidt
> Stirling, New Jersey
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 19, 2008, at 7:36 PM, hersefan@comcast.net wrote:
>
> >> From my glance, the finishing by the dropouts doesn't look like
> >> Masi or what I'd expect from Colnago. I don't recall seeing
> >> Italian bikes with what look to be domed ends. Does anyone else
> >> have thoughts on this? Plus of course, the decals are not the late
> >> 60's variety.
> >
> > Now, when is the government going to set up a fund to compenstate
> > those who purchase poorly represented vintage bicycles and suffer a
> > market loss? Its time we start selling those bicycle backed
> > securities. (I don't mean this is a political slam - just thought
> > the analogy would be interesting given today's events).
> >
> > Mike Kone in Boulder CO USA
> >
> >
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: "brianbaylis@juno.com"
> >
> >> Matthew and Marc,
> >>
> >> It's probably a Masi Special track bike from the early 60's, just
> >> from a
> >> quick glance. If the BB shell is Italian threads, it's probably a
> >> Masi.
> >> If the threads are English, it could be any number of British bikes
> >> up
> >> thru the 70's. Just my guess from a quick look.
> >>
> >> Brian Baylis
> >> La Mesa, CA
> >> You can't believe everything you read and see on the Internet!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -- devotion finesse wrote:
> >>
> >> Aside from the decals, not much (if anything) about this bike says
> >> "Coln
> >> a
> >> go" to me. Too many details are incongruous... I might even guess
> >> it's
> >> a B
> >> ritish bike.
> >> Can't wait to see how The Gang weighs in!
> >>
> >> Matthew Bowne
> >> Brooklyn, New York
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------
> >>> From: marc.stmartin@earthlink.net
> >>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> >>> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:30:32 -0700
> >>> Subject: [CR]Nervex lugged Colnago pista??
> >>>
> >>
> >>> Listmembers,
> >>>
> >>
> >>> Mothers hide your daughters....
> >>>
> >>
> >>> http://ebay.com/
> >> re_
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> >> Qcm
> >>> dZViewItem
> >>>
> >>
> >>> If it's the real deal, how rare is this???
> >>>
> >>
> >>> Marc St. Martin
> >>> (inseamly-challenged and prepping the rack in)
> >>> Livermore, California
> >>> USA
> >>>
> >>
> >>>
> >>
> >>>
> >>
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