Tugrul:

You are, of course correct. Had this not been
a local, my size, frame by a guy whose bicycles
I've always wanted to own and ride one of, I would
probably have offered about 500 bucks tops, and
happily walked if it was turned down.

But I am 61 years old, increasingly conscious of the
brief nature of life, and this seemed a reasonably
good opportunity to live out this particular lustful
fantasy.

Also, by the time I actually ran the goddam
thing down, the asking had dropped to $900, a portion
of which will be deducted (i presume) by the LBS who
were kind enough to actually measure it and put it
on display. Certainly they must be both pleased and
amused.

I suppose this puts me in league with the guys who bid
up that RRA recently, but I just got tired of waiting for
a Cooper frame to show up curbside on bulk pick up day.

Mike