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Originally Posted by
Mad Honk
Andy,
Seeing Ted up and ready to roll thanks to the BOC is a great thing! Good on ya for a great refurbish of a legendary bike. Smiles, CrapMaster Honk
Thanks, MH! It's a sweet story. I have two stepsons that were raised in the suburbs of Boston, and as young men now they both are in NYC. The elder has ridden a single-speed to get around for the last 7 years or so. Now at the ripe old age of 31 he's come to think that some gears may be Good Thing. Right about then Neal put Ted up in the Sales sub-forum. I thought that would be a great start for a stealth commuter and grabbed it.
My son is a huge sports guy and loyal to his home town teams. He's that guy in the Red Sox hat and jersey at Yankee Stadium talking trash when the Sox come to play against the Bombers. When I tell him that I picked up a cool vintage frame built from top-quality steel that was sold by Sears under the Ted Williams brand he was lit: "Ted Williams, as in the greatest Hall of Famer ever has a bike named after him? SOLD!" I'm bringing it to him on Monday.
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1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, 197? Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1971 Raleigh International, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mark I
Curator/Team Mechanic: 2016 Dawes Streetfighter, 1984 Lotus Eclair, 1975 Motobecane Jubile Mixte, 1974 Raleigh Sports, 1973 Free Spirit Ted Williams, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Philips Sport