Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
Knot, thanks for the Riv report! The info about Grant's bbike is priceless.
(How did you find out?)

It would have been fun to be surrounded by those particular bikes.

oh, gee, and DebW is going to Harris bike?!!
Harris was cool. There was a row of hanging frames, mostly Riv's (Rambroullet, Atlantis, Bleriot). Built bikes included Riv Saluki, Jamis Coda, some Terrys, a Burley Duet tandem. I even saw a Waterford ridden in by a customer.

I spent $370 on parts for the 3-speed. But it was fun. They had almost everything I needed except a rear rim (40 hole) which they will order and pawl springs for the AW hub (will order) and a replacement stem bolt (he will search the old bikes for one later). I even blew $90 on a new B72L - an exact replacement for the current crumbling saddle. Got new pedals, chain, cog, spokes, grips, tubes, rim tape, seat post, 3-speed pulley. Whoa, just checked my receipt and I paid $1.00 per spoke (72 spokes=$72). No wonder it all cost so much. Well, I did get good service - Elton even shook my hand as I was leaving.

I think spokes were $0.15 each in 1973. What does that make the inflation rate? Only 5.7%.