Dale- I remember some of those.
One of my favorites is the viewing device which would let you keep your head down all the time riding. You would look into the top of this device and it's prism would bend the line of sight so that you would see the road ahead and not upside down as a simple mirror would provide. Some claim about aero gains and less neck strain.
>
> Dear Classic Rendezvous members:
>
> I received this alarming (!) email today (the sender's name withheld for
> obvious reasons):
>
>
>
> << -----Original Message-----
> From: XXXX
> To: OROBOYZ@aol.com
> Sent: Sat, Jan 9, 2010 3:06 pm
> Subject: Rarest of the Rare
>
> http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
>
>
> Dear sirs:
> I think you have been taken in; ref the pictures in 'rarest of the rare'
> of rims, the Dole sticker comes from a supplier of bananas and has been
> peeled off a bunch and stuck on a rim. I've seen the same sticker (and
> other makes) applied to cameras, radios, filing cabinets etc. Probably the
> other rim sticker in the photo came from a similar source, it looks like
> some kind of fruit on it.
>
> Sincerely, XXXX >>
>
> Actually I receive these sorts of messages quite regularly. Do you think
> perhaps those items shown in that Rarest of rare section are not only
> "unbelievable" as described, but also "not to be believed"?
>
> Please advise,
>
> Dale
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC USA
>
>
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Andrew R Stewart
Rochester, NY