Re: [CR] RESURRECTION DU TANDEM article with watercolors

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From: "paccoastcycles" <paccoastcycles@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Peter Jourdain" <pjourdain@yahoo.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <120403.1098.qm@web33003.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:55:44 -0800
Cc: alex m <alexpianos@yahoo.fr>
Subject: Re: [CR] RESURRECTION DU TANDEM article with watercolors


When zey ride in zee rain, zey vehr zee rain cape. No bloody anorak but instead, zee cape like zee Brooks! Zey are very 'appy, no?

Chuck Hoefer
Pacific Coast Cycles
Oceanside, Ca.


----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Jourdain
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Cc: alex m
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 11:52 AM
Subject: [CR] RESURRECTION DU TANDEM article with watercolors


Bonjour----

With finally some tandem talk on CR, I thought, for the benefit of Alexander March and our other French (and English)-speaking friends, I would scan a vintage article I obtained some time ago from a large-format French magazine. It concerns the comeback of the tandem in French society, and contains some absolutely delightful watercolor illustrations. I have not translated the text, which is in French. I also forget the name of the magazine and the year of the issue; I may have the information somewhere, but it is certainly not handy; so, without further ado, here it is -----

http://s840.photobucket.com/albums/zz325/RetroCyclist/RESURRECTION%20DU%20TANDEM/

Enjoy!

Peter Jourdain

Whitewater, Wisconsin USA

http://www.bicyclingbackwards.com

"For here is entertainment in excelsis, the sight, the sound and the scent of things....Why cycling for joy is not the most popular passtime on earth is still a mystery to me." ---Frank J. Urry, "SALUTE TO CYCLING"