Re: [CR]Looking For Italian Ladies Bike

(Example: Production Builders:Tonard)

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:26:38 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <john@os2.dhs.org>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Greg & Darlene Pitman <gpit@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Looking For Italian Ladies Bike
References: <13887995.1229276479995.JavaMail.root@elwamui-muscovy.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <13887995.1229276479995.JavaMail.root@elwamui-muscovy.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Greg & Darlene Pitman wrote:
> On a recent visit, my wife started talking about my love for vintage
> Italian bikes. Apparently, Maria's eyes lit up and she started
> talking about how much she wished she could find an older Italian
> ladies bike to ride around town, like the ones she remembers from her
> youth in Italy.
>
> I'm watching E-Bay, but I was wondering if one of the group might
> have something like this that they thought would be a project but
> never got around to starting. Something from the 50's or 60's
> perhaps, not a racer, more of a town bike, and not a show bike, as it
> would be a daily rider. But definitely Italian. If you have something
> like this, give me a description and price, and maybe we can work
> something out.

You might have better luck on the Italian eBay site:

http://shop.ebay.it/items/?_nkw=bicicletta+donna&_nd1=0&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270&_odkw=bici+donna&_osacat=0

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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA