Originally Posted by cavernmech
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
That place has got to be some kind of Mafia front of sumthin.He never wants to sell anything.
On a side note....I still have a bunch of stuff in the basement. I am (sadly) at the shop today till prolly about 4 p.m. If anyone wants to come down, give me a heads up and I will open up for ya. There is still some good stuff....a few road frames particularly 2 x56cm 1 x 61cm..that would be a shame to send to the dump.
Yeah, I don't know how John makes any money at all. I walked in there on Saturday and he told me that he couldn't show me anything as he was too busy; he had been talking to a friend of his, real busy. I asked about a Bianchi frame and he said he had lots of them but he still wouldn't show me them. I said I had a Ciocc frame that I would be willing to put towards the purchase of a Bianchi frame (entirely untrue, I'd never part with my Ciocc), he still wouldn't show me.
Hehehe, it is laughable and I actually did laugh and said "Well, forget it then" and started to leave and he stopped me and we took a look around. I'd never give this guy the time of day and I knew that if he had the bike that it would be a ridiculous price but I just like looking around in his shop, it is awe-inspiring. Oh, and that bike photo that I attached was from an eBay auction that ended last week for 280$USD for the entire bike, John wanted 500$CDN for the frame and fork. It isn't even a top of the line frame, it is from a mid-range line, I just like the colour.
Still, I'd like to get a few photos of the inside of his shop and blow the minds of the guys/gals in the Vintage/Classic Forum, John's Italian steel collection is out of control.