* The coolest bike on ebay thread….
03-28-14, 12:12 AM
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How many chrome triplets do you suppose there are in the world?
Santana Triplet Chrome 1988 Campagnolo Nuovo Record Road Concor Paul Brakes | eBay
Santana Triplet Chrome 1988 Campagnolo Nuovo Record Road Concor Paul Brakes | eBay
03-28-14, 06:27 AM
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How many chrome triplets do you suppose there are in the world?
Santana Triplet Chrome 1988 Campagnolo Nuovo Record Road Concor Paul Brakes | eBay
Santana Triplet Chrome 1988 Campagnolo Nuovo Record Road Concor Paul Brakes | eBay
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03-28-14, 09:11 PM
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How many chrome triplets do you suppose there are in the world?
Santana Triplet Chrome 1988 Campagnolo Nuovo Record Road Concor Paul Brakes | eBay
Santana Triplet Chrome 1988 Campagnolo Nuovo Record Road Concor Paul Brakes | eBay
Saw that beast a day or two ago. Whoa! Where the heck did they find a high-quality chrome tank large enough? Chrome is soooo tricky now (and was, even back then). Wow.
We have an '88 Santana tandem, but it probably cost less (new) than just the plating of that frame and fork!
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03-28-14, 09:27 PM
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I apologize for offending you.
My argument is not with you. I am just upset by a tendency I see in our society to devalue hand work. I'm friends with a couple of long-time custom framebuilders and know how much effort goes into just acquiring the skills to build a decent frame. I also am perplexed with the difference in prices between frames produced by a handful of big name European builders and their North American equivalents. Why Colnagos consistently sell for more than Eisentrauts is an uncomfortable mystery to me.
I agree with you that the treatment of the stay and blade ends on the bike in question is, to my eyes, somewhat awkward... but I do love the "gimmicky" paint job.
And no, I don't have the money to back up my convictions or I would be the proud owner of a Della Santa, an Eisentraut, a Bruce Gordon, a Peter Wiegel, a Merz, a Ritchey, a Kellogg, a Litton, a Peter Johnson, a Lippy... not to mention a dozen frames from the newer generation of builders.
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My argument is not with you. I am just upset by a tendency I see in our society to devalue hand work. I'm friends with a couple of long-time custom framebuilders and know how much effort goes into just acquiring the skills to build a decent frame. I also am perplexed with the difference in prices between frames produced by a handful of big name European builders and their North American equivalents. Why Colnagos consistently sell for more than Eisentrauts is an uncomfortable mystery to me.
I agree with you that the treatment of the stay and blade ends on the bike in question is, to my eyes, somewhat awkward... but I do love the "gimmicky" paint job.
And no, I don't have the money to back up my convictions or I would be the proud owner of a Della Santa, an Eisentraut, a Bruce Gordon, a Peter Wiegel, a Merz, a Ritchey, a Kellogg, a Litton, a Peter Johnson, a Lippy... not to mention a dozen frames from the newer generation of builders.
Brent
The issue of poverty-level pricing for American-built top-notch frames was an issue for decades. Just ask Albert! When Bike Warehouse (now Nashbar) sold Colnago Supers for $300, that forced most US builders to sell at that artificially-low price level. I think those days are finally gone, but it took about thirty or more years to happen!
Albert is one of the 'Dons' of American framebuilding, and is still under-appreciated, even now, most of the time, imo. It was a thankless career for decades and decades. I used to visit Mike Appel's shop frequently, in Madison, when I lived there, and he lived like a 'starving artist' to be sure.... His product was just amazing, but he could only sell it for so much, not for what it really was worth....
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03-29-14, 07:05 AM
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Also, now the auction closed, I see that there wasn't even one bid on the bike. Sad.
03-29-14, 09:05 AM
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^ Oh man. I was going to ask my local coffee shop if they would go in halves with me on that tandem. I would find a couple old leather saddles for it. They could wheel it out in front of the coffee shop just to grab some attention from passersby. I'd just like to oogle it for a while. Maybe it will be relisted.
03-29-14, 09:50 AM
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it WAS this 1974 Masi number 66.
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03-29-14, 10:23 AM
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As long as we are on the tandem, triple chrome theme..........
Chrome Pogliaghi Road Tandem Campagnolo Road Selle Italia Turbo | eBay
Chrome Pogliaghi Road Tandem Campagnolo Road Selle Italia Turbo | eBay
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^ Oh man. I was going to ask my local coffee shop if they would go in halves with me on that tandem. I would find a couple old leather saddles for it. They could wheel it out in front of the coffee shop just to grab some attention from passersby. I'd just like to oogle it for a while. Maybe it will be relisted.
03-29-14, 02:02 PM
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This is fun, except I hope bianchigirll's post was a joke. I almost puked. If it wasn't a joke, I apologize.
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03-29-14, 02:13 PM
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Beautiful. That Masi fork is so distinctive.
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Brambilla pista with Arrigo Cinelli stem
Rara bici pista bsa brambilla pogliaghi a Firenze - eBay Annunci
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Stefan has a Cilo. Not bad for being a swissy.
1952 Cilo Type Hugo Koblet Campagnolo Gran Sport 55 5cc Vintage Road Bike GC | eBay
1952 Cilo Type Hugo Koblet Campagnolo Gran Sport 55 5cc Vintage Road Bike GC | eBay
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1939 cambio corsa Lygie. While not positive, the seller believes the paint is original. Sorry though, it is local pickup only.
Bici epoca Lygie del 1939 con giroruota e... a Quarrata - eBay Annunci
Lygie 1939 by monoDEIsta, on Flickr
Bici epoca Lygie del 1939 con giroruota e... a Quarrata - eBay Annunci
Lygie 1939 by monoDEIsta, on Flickr
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