Bicycle collectors

[bikecrazy]

When I first got started in the hobby, my favorite reference book was " Evolution of the bicycle volume 2" I saw a lot of really nice balloon bicycles owned by Steve Castelli. I was wondering if anyone knows him or if he is still in the hobby. Just curious, no specific reason.

 

[catfish]

Steve is still around. just not actively collecting anymore. He still owns about 20 bikes. The rest of his bikes have been moving from collection, to collection for a long time. I have a few of them.

 

[bikecrazy]

Thanks Catfish, Were any of your former Castelli bikes featured in the "Evolution" books?

 

[spoker]

i heard he was collectin leggos

 

[Freqman1]

Here is a thread I started a while ago on this topic. http://thecabe.com/vbulletin/showth...-Bicycle-Where-did-they-go&highlight=castelli V/r Shawn

 

[catfish]

Thanks Catfish, Were any of your former Castelli bikes featured in the "Evolution" books?

Yes they were. I've got other bikes that were in those books from other collections also.

 

[Wheeled Relics]

Has anyone considered a CABE publication of the format of Evolution of the Bicycle? There would be more then 2 volumes...
(I volunteer to be involved)

 

[Freqman1]

I've discussed this issue with others but two things come to mind; first it would be a massive undertaking, second, what would distinguish it from Nostalgic.Net http://www.nostalgic.net/ ? Dave's site has a wealth of visual information and largely serves that purpose as well as having an excellent browse feature, a brief history of the brands, and good Ebay links. V/r Shawn

 

[scrubbinrims]

I like the idea of a newer publication.
Agreed that Dave's site is the "go to" reference in our hobby, but there is something tangible about a book that any website just doesn't have.

It would be a massive undertaking and I can see some squabbling about which bikes to include and which ones were left out... criteria based on subjective condition, perceived rareness, and bias.
Personally, I would exclude all restored bikes, which I appreciate, but a disqualifier if you are aiming at being a reference (if a coffee table book, okay I guess).

I don't have the evolution books, but the examples are mostly from a small collector subset right?

If a book is ever conceived and is moving forward, I would take some good pics and contribute, asking ownership credit only.

Chris

 

[bikejunk]

Books are a tough sell these days 10x more free info on the net , in the day those 2 books were the bible to some.