I have an Eisentraut, too, though from the '70s. From what I know of his history, he built race frames almost exclusively. He was probably the best American frame builder of the day, but I don't see him as compararble to Riv.
That's the rub, I'ld say. Until 1970, when as Steve points out above Schwinn first started selling lugged Japanese made frames, a person looking to buy a practical bike that could handle commuting, touring, light camping and fun rides was probably going to wind up with a Schwinn Varsity, Continental, or maybe even the Collegiate. Paramounts and the few custom builders out there were mainly for racers. Really a reflection of the market at the time. Cycle commuting and touring were very rare. Sport cyclists existed, but no where near as mainstream as they are today. On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 12:23:42 PM UTC-6, Jim M. wrote: > > > On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:40:25 AM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote: >> >> On 12/17/2013 12:22 PM, Jim M. wrote: >> >> But the question isn't just who are among the best American frame >> builders today; it's in the 1960s. And in the 1960s, Peter Weigle had yet >> to move to England, along with Richard Sachs, to learn how to build >> frames. As was mentioned, Albert Eisentraut does date to that period, >> having begun in 1959. >> >> > Yes, Steve, I agree with you. I'm just pointing out the difference between > the questions asked, using an example from today. > > I have an Eisentraut, too, though from the '70s. From what I know of his > history, he built race frames almost exclusively. He was probably the best > American frame builder of the day, but I don't see him as compararble to > Riv. > > jim m > wc ca > -- 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.
