Apparently the Vangal was a re-branded French import brought in by a couple
of Americans, with last names Van... and ...gal, back in the '70s; his was
the top o' line model ("Champion"?) and I have to say that the lug thinning
and brazing detail looked as good to cursory eyes as that on my Curt-built
custom Riv. And he had polished up very nicely the Stronglight 99 and
various odd bits with which he had built it up. Very pretty. Riv-ish
content: he was riding no-retention.(I am always impressed and a bit amused by how shiny many people keep their bikes. It certainly makes them look good! Mine are well maintained, but not often washed.) The owner has a website and gave me his card, and I'll try to track down a photo and post it -- he is Bob Hanson from the CR list, btw. We met halfway on one of ABQ's many bike trails to swap an orphan 99 left arm for a ditto Pro 5 Vis ditto. The Vangal (Champion model?) is certainly Rivish, if not Rivendellian. (Or is that vice-versa?). The very early '80s "commercially pure", standard-tubing-widthed, titanium Sumitomo is said to have very, very pretty tigg'ing -- even the crown to steerer transition, he said, is so perfect that you can't see the joint. I'll try to post that one, too. On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: > triple the humidity and ride with us in S. Texas...but I like your style. > We often opt for liquid bread at our halfway stops - chased with much > water, of course. Wish you had your camera for the Vitus. > > On Saturday, June 22, 2013 7:56:36 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> In just 20 1/2 miles (plus half an hour at the mid-point standing in the >> sun and wind talking to someone about his neat '70s Vitus "Vangal" French >> import and hearing about his early '80s Sumitomo titanium): >> >> 1 28 oz bottle. >> 50 oz from a 100 oz Platypus bladder (fits nicely into the saddlebag). >> At the terminus: 25.4 oz of Foster's ale. >> About 95F, 5% humidity, NW wind 15 with stronger gusts. My cap was just >> damp around the brow. My eyeballs feel like jerky. Rayon Hawaiian shirts >> are great in this sort of weather! >> >> Riv commuter, 70" fixed gear. >> >> -- >> >> http://resumespecialties.com/**index.html<http://resumespecialties.com/index.html> >> patric...@**resumespecialties.com >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/**patrickmooreresumespec/<http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/> >> >> Albuquerque, NM >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
