[CR] Condor; was Re: T-town, or Mr Tomato-head finally remembers to wear a hat

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From: "Charles T. Young" <youngc@ptd.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, Larry Osborn <losborn2@wvu.edu>
References: <20090512223548.4227399BF@mx6.wvu.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 22:16:01 -0400
Subject: [CR] Condor; was Re: T-town, or Mr Tomato-head finally remembers to wear a hat


Mr. Tomato-head refers to a Condor which I believe ended up with a listmember. Said Condor was quite nice to those tolerant of some well-used machines and didn't end up in Honey Brook only because of my impecunious condition. Screamed Swiss at me with the iconic fade pattern and I expect the buyer either knew that at purchase (or shortly thereafter). I certainly like those Swiss bikes and have been riding my Allegro this week. Unfortunately, under me, it is more of an Adagio.

Luckily Tom Hayes only brought a Mondia and a Crescent in my size and a too small for me Raleigh International and I already have one of each of those or I'd probably have yet another ex-Hayes bike in my possession. I've lost count of them at this point.

Great to see all of the listmembers at Trexlertown and will be good to see them and others at the Cirque shortly.

Charlie Young
Honey Brook, Pennsylvania USA


----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Osborn
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 6:35 PM
Subject: [CR] T-town, or Mr Tomato-head finally remembers to wear a hat



> Greetings campers
>
> Some days it's more important to maintain the delusions, and ignore the
> realities, so off I went around 2AM. Beautiful night to spend seated in
> the alter to the patron saint of the internal combustion tape deck (with
> cruise control). An insomniac's moon filtering through the clouds, thick
> fog, deer slicks everywhere. Great fun. The absence of a serious sunburn
> Sunday, or any T-town reports upon my return to computer world had me
> starting to wonder if I had just dreamt it all. Or maybe they gave a swap
> and nobody came. Hard to tell some days, what's real, and what's an
> illusion.
>
> The primary delusion to maintain at the moment is the one that involves
> pretending I might actually need this junque some day, so I left mine at
> home again and turned my swap spot over to assorted squatters who actually
> wanted to sell stuff. Secondary delusion is that I might actually need
> MORE of this junque, so I purchased the few stray items that normally
> appeal to me. Just cannot walk away from a decent looking GB handlebar, no
> matter how many trips around the track it takes me to actually see it
> sitting there. In the silly purchases department, (not to be outdone by
> Artley's excellent impersonation of a Tom Witkop frame purchase), also
> purchased a pair of black anodized Dura Ace brake calipers I'll never use
> and didn't want, just to get the rear drop bolt. Not a bargain, but saves
> me a visit from the demonic Dr. Dremel, for now. Whew. Another old
> Brit-bike and I will be spared the installation of Weinmann 750s.
>
> "Thanks for the backup", to Tom H & Charlie Y for examining a frame that
> had me puzzled when I couldn't pull the answers back out of my own memory
> banks. The name was familiar, but the details were all wrong. Same name,
> different country and different maker. Always more to learn, or re-learn.
> Somebody is going to be very disappointed when they discover what that
> frame really is. And questionable thanks to Walt for contaminating my
> favorite swap spot with cat fur. Thought I would be safe outside my bubble
> at least at T-town.
>
> Despite a smallish turnout of vendors (there was a lot of vacant space on
> the grass infield) and generally decreasing amount of on-topic items
> available, we do manage to create our own fun. Not much new loot, but lots
> of laughs. A fun day with the kooks.
>
> Larry "GB magnet" Osborn
> Bruceton Mills, West Virginia - USA