Re: [CR]Lazzaretti bike starting price reduced

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Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:51:28 -0700
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Lazzaretti bike starting price reduced
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cc: CR <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Laugh for the day:
>From the auction text: "Seen same bike in one of bike museums on internet without original forks or handle bars and rougher condition valued at 14,000."

Yeah. Right.

Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA USA

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:38 PM, The Maaslands <TheMaaslands@comcast.net> wrote:
> For those who looked at the lovely Lazzaretti bike when the starting
> price was set at $5000, you may want to return to the auction now, as
> the seller has reduced the starting price to $2000. I dare say that at
> this new price the bike is quite likely to find a new owner. The saddle
> is not original, but all the rest of the components seem to be correct
> and in mint condition. Somebody already mentioned that there is a
> certain resemblance to Galmozzi's bikes in the headlugs and fork crown.
> Given the Universal mod.61 brakes and Campagnolo Gran Sport rear
> derailleur, one would think a 1961-63 bike if these components are
> original.
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ, USA