Welcome to the Classic Rendezvous community! This forum was created as an exchange of information and experiences relating to classic lightweight bikes, and like-minded enthusiasts are welcome as members. Please note that this list is privately owned; it is not a "public" entity where democratic rule might apply. This group should be viewed as "a gathering of friends who have been invited into the list owner's garage to talk about vintage lightweight bikes" and the invitees should behave as guests. 1. Sign off all messages with your first and last name, plus your city, state, and country. No anonymity is permitted. So that all members can readily understand, please spell out the required info in a "straight up" way, using no abbreviations or short cuts. We want our members to know where we are from, this helps create a community in which we are communicating "real person to real person." If you cannot agree to identify yourself in messages, please do not join our group. CR Google group members who do not sign off each of their messages as required will be automatically (and without warning) removed from the group. 2. Introduction of, and discussions of bikes, components, etc., must be within the CR on-topic time line only (up to & including 1983 but not after), or able to be distinctly categorized as "Keeper of the Flame," which are contemporary, made by tradition methods, small workshop bikes or components. If unsure, ask the web master BEFORE posting such items. 3. "For Sale" of On Topic items or bikes:
4.
Those members who are selling items should provide detailed,
accurate and truthful descriptions. Once a buyer has agreed to your
price, you the seller are obligated to follow through. Decide on
your asking price carefully, as you are bound to it. PayPal is
encouraged as a payment tool to protect both parties. 6. The CR Google group is NOT to be used to maximize the selling prices of vintage bikes or parts, nor as a tool to establish "value. "What is my/your/this item worth?" is an inappropriate topic. This forum is for enthusiasts to share and appreciate their hobby. Please search online auctions such as eBay for that information. 7. Before
sending each message,
carefully consider if it is
On Topic,
thereby avoiding extraneous mail. In your emails, be concise and use a
subject line that reflects your content accurately. "Digest" users
(those who receive the messages in bundles to cut down on e-mail)
need to be especially careful to delete the parts of the digest that
does not apply to their new message before sending it. 9. Please do not send "Attaboy," "Me too", or jokes. These posts waste bandwidth, and, especially jokes are too often misunderstood and create strife. 10. Please post no more than three (3) messages per day per member to keep forum mail minimized. Make each message "weighty", i.e., having content that truly contributes. 11. Do not "cross post", i.e., send the same message to many lists. If we take the time to read your message, it should be very On Topic and unique to our list. 12. Courteous exchanges only. The CR Google group is not intended as a debate forum. Passionate disagreements may not be indulged in on-list. Members should be able to participate with the expectation that their contributions will be respected and they will be free from subsequent on-list or off-list harassment. A CR Google group member will immediately lose their membership if they engage in any attack or negative posts to or about another CR member, on or off list. 13. Commercial messages are permissible IF they are specifically On Topic and are not repetitive. If you have a vintage bicycle specific business, please obtain permission from the List owner (Dale) before posting.
14. Absolutely no
obscene (as the list
owner views it), scatological, rude, off-color, vulgar, ugly,
demeaning, or insulting language. Use thereof will result in instant
removal! 16. While the CR Google group's focus is on the beginning of the twentieth century to 1983, a few contemporary, made by tradition methods, small workshop bikes or components are considered On Topic here. These are generally referred to as "KOF". Specifically excluded are modern welded, injection molded, or glued bicycles. Ditto for mountain bikes, "middle weights", BMX, recumbents, and balloon-tired bikes. Those bikes have merit, but they are not appropriate on the Classic Rendezvous. This also applies to components that are post 1983 or those that are harbingers of a new, aesthetically "modern" era (like cycle computers, clipless pedals, index shifting, etc.) If in doubt of the appropriateness of your intended topic, please ask the web master first.
Do not hesitate to ask a newbie question. Everyone
starts at the beginning! Please contact me if you have
any questions.
Have fun and welcome aboard! Dale Brown, List owner and web master Special thanks to Jon Spangler & Sadiq Gill. Revised March 19, 2013 |
