Re: [CR] 70s soviet track bike

(Example: Framebuilders:Alex Singer)

From: "Charles Andrews" <chasds@mindspring.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:52:47 -0800
Subject: Re: [CR] 70s soviet track bike


That frame is very interesting. clearly there was some attempt at a little decoration with the fancy-style head-lugs and the fun graphics...but the workmanship at the seat-cluster and esp. the rear drop-outs is quite poor. I'm sure it holds together ok, but scary to look at. You'd think the builders might have aimed a little higher in the finish-department..or maybe a nice, careful finish was considered crypto-bourgeois..

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Very entertaining, at any rate...glad it's too big for me. Although an item like that might be fun to have just for conversation value.

Charles Andrews Los Angeles

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