RE: [Leica] Bike (w/Leica content)

[ksherman <ksherman@cottenmusic.com>]

i've got campy chorus on my '91 Serotta Nova road frame (columbus slx w/sl 
fork).
ditto on my '93 Chris Kvale custom road frame (also steel--nivacrom w/sl fork)

must say, though, i rode plenty miles on my old Specialized carbon fiber 
frame and my first good bike was a Raleigh (aluminum) frame (both of which 
came shimano-equipped).
whatever gets you down the road.....

kim

At 10:47 AM 8/25/1999 -0700, you wrote:


>Rob McClure:
> > I was just thinking (a scarey thought)  Does anyone want to talk
> > about great bicycles?  I have three Cannondales...
>
>Alexey:
>Harumph. You asked for it.
>
>Shimano = Canon; STI = autofocus; Aluminum/carbon = disposable...
>Mavic = Zeiss/Contax; Campy = Leica...
>
>..and a handbuilt *steel* frame is what you Leica users really
>ought to be riding, and equipped with campy/mavic/stronglight/TA stuff and
>SEW-UP TIRES - *not* clinchers.
>
>************************************************************************
>************
>
>I was going to make a similiar comment, but I refrained since I still have
>a circa '86 Cannondale road frame hanging out in the shed. I did a couple
>rides this summer on my custom lugged steel Eisentraut with the m6 and 35
>in my jersey pocket, but then switched to a Rollei 35se for most of my
>biking. The thought of taking a spill with $3000 worth of camera in my back
>pocket made me a bit uneasy. The $350 Rollei is obviously much smaller and
>lighter, capable of taking nice pictures, and much easier on the pocketbook
>to replace in case of an accident.
>
>My wife and I did a 3-week bike trip around Ireland a few years back, and I
>carried the m6 and 35 in a front bag much like Walt describes, or in a
>fanny pack. Bicycle touring and Leica M's are a perfect combination and a
>great way to see a country. Instead of driving around on major roads and
>zipping from one tourist attraction to the next, you are biking along at
>10mph on small backroads really seeing the people and country. You are
>going slow enough that you can really see photo opportunities unfold
>infront of you, but fast enough to cover a fair bit of ground in a day. It
>was very easy to quickly stop anywhere and take some pictures.
>
>If I were to take a similiar trip again I would probably bring 2 M's with
>35 and 50 in a front bag. I would then pack in my panniers a 21 and 90 for
>the times I wanted a wider or longer lens. The 9 lb Ries tripod and 4x5
>field camera outfit would probably stay at home this time, and I would
>bring along a lighter tripod and perhaps a Fuji 690 for the times I wanted
>a larger negative.
>
>Tom Finnegan
>Seattle
>