Re: [CR] dump find: Astro Diamler

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Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:56:37 -0700
From: "devon warner" <crabulux@yahoo.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <53c252b80908071339q49be1ddcvfe6484d31680ded@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] dump find: Astro Diamler


thanks for the interest, guys. i am getting feedback from the lucky finder of the bike that it has a decal confirming the ultima model name. i am hoping it isn't cracked or bent. if he decides he wants to get rid of it, you all will know. devon warner san francisco, USA


--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Collin Olan wrote:


> From: Collin Olan <collin.olan@gmail.com>

\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] dump find: Astro Diamler

\r?\n> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

\r?\n> Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 1:39 PM

\r?\n> List,

\r?\n>

\r?\n> My apologies for the "Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 80,

\r?\n> Issue 29" subject

\r?\n> line.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> Collin Olan

\r?\n> Brooklyn, NY

\r?\n>

\r?\n>

\r?\n> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Collin Olan <collin.olan@gmail.com>

\r?\n> wrote:

\r?\n>

\r?\n> > Devon,

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > I think your friend got quite lucky. The one he found

\r?\n> sounds like the

\r?\n> > Ultima, which was their top of the line frame with 531

\r?\n> tubing and Campy SR.

\r?\n> > I've got a soft spot for those, especially the art

\r?\n> deco style typeface.

\r?\n> > Here's a little info from the CR pages:

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Austria/AD_Ultima_bk.htm

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > and from Sheldon Brown:

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > http://www.sheldonbrown.com/vrbn-a-f.html#austro-daimler

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > Convince him not to convert it ;-)

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > Collin Olan

\r?\n> > Brooklyn, NY

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> >> Hi guys,

\r?\n> >> a friend has found a purple A-D with chrome lugs,

\r?\n> sew-ups and campy groupo

\r?\n> >> in the dump!  i have not seen the thing yet

\r?\n> myself, but was wondering if any

\r?\n> >> of you care to venture a guess as to the model

\r?\n> just based on that bit of

\r?\n> >> info?  he is talking (foolishly, imho) of

\r?\n> single speed conversion and i

\r?\n> >> would love to talk him out of it.  i have a

\r?\n> hunch it is worth more just

\r?\n> >> cleaned up. who has amo for me?

\r?\n> >> devon warner

\r?\n> >> san francisco, USA