Thanks for that link, Sean. Great resource, that kraynick's. I looked at the four photos on the web page. Man! That's a lot of bike parts! Those photos remind me a lot of my own garage -- but without all the good stuff!
________________________________ From: Sean Whelan <strummer_...@yahoo.com> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, October 22, 2010 10:41:10 AM Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: :) The end is near! Jerry Kraynick likely has more New Old Stock Shimano 6 and 7 speed freewheels than everyone on this list can use in the next 25 years. http://www.panoramafactory.com/kraynick/index.html http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07316/833111-85.stm He has the inventory from many mom and pop shops that went out of business. Thanks, Sean --- On Fri, 10/22/10, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >From: Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> >Subject: [RBW] Re: :) The end is near! >To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >Date: Friday, October 22, 2010, 1:33 PM > > >I recently purchased a number of "newly produced" Shimano 6 & 7 speed >freewheels from my LBS. The six speed FW on my Atlantis is working >very well so far. > >The only odd thing about them was the white "Shimano" lettering on the >large cog. The change from 7 speeds to 6 was almost not noticable. > >They were about $20 each. Perhaps I should burry a horde in the >backyard.... > >Angus > >On Oct 21, 7:02 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> >wrote: >> Yes, fellow cyclists. The time approaches. The rumors have begun, of >> course. You've read them here and elsewhere. Soon, more signs will >> appear. The unusual "out-of-stock" labels will emerge at previously >> reliable suppliers, as those not wishing to be caught with excess >> inventory fail to purchase. Then the odd stalwart merchant will be >> willing but unable to purchase, as the hoarders buy up product; more >> out-of-stock captions will be seen. Then the early 'Bay-ers will sell, >> with seemingly silly high reserves. Yet sell they will. Later, the >> hoarders will let loose. The sales will be massive blowouts. They will >> not last long. The late 'Bay-ers will try to ride the wave, buying and >> selling like '90s day-traders. Then, nothing. Quiet stillness >> descends. A small trickle will bubble forth, only to quickly become >> erratic and scarce; only those "in-the-know" will have access. And >> then, finally, we'll all realize what has come to pass... >> >> 8-pocalypse >> >> In the aftermath, the successful searcher will ride happily but >> warily, trying not to draw attention to the chain's thickness, the >> front derailer's width, the cogs' spacing. Such wariness will prove >> unwarranted, however. soon the "market" will deem 8-speed equipment >> not "inexpensive" but "cheap". Not "hearty", "heavy". Not "reliable", >> "retro". Those that "have" need not worry; those that lack won't want. >> >> The faithful will proceed the way the 6-and-7-coggers, freewheelers, >> and steerer-threaders did before them, wondering how to protect the >> stash, researching the aging process of grease, asking "Is metal >> fatigue a factor of actual use? Mere age?" And often paying boutique >> prices for modest product. >> >> Oh well. At least this is the 21st century; we'll always have that >> Great Support Group In The Sky, the Webbernet. >> >> Yours, >> Thomas Lynn Skean > >-- >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-bu...@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. > > -- 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-bu...@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. -- 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-bu...@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.
