On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 19:45 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > Steve is right; the VOs look fine on the very well used Motobecane -- > nicks and scratches galore; original paint mediocre, and now dulled by > age -- where shiny or hammered Honjos would look out of place. But I > don't agree that a used frame looks like a cowboy; more like an aging, > lined, somehwat cynical domestique.
Well, I was remembering some Jack Taylor Tourists I was taken with in the 1970s. These bikes had obviously seen hard use, and were in touring kit. The hammered Lefol fenders weren't shiny like Honjos, but rather had a weather-beaten dull satin finish. They looked utterly fantastic, as though they'd just been around the world. Grizzled veterans. Tough. > But I am surprised by how well these light aluminum fenders stand up > to dents; better than Berthoud stainless, at least in my experience > with them.. > Some of those old-timers really knew something, didn't they? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
