tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post7227966435683508775..comments2024-03-28T11:56:48.304-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Great Bicycle Advertising: Lambert CyclesBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-21693959589028429472016-03-27T14:52:58.605-04:002016-03-27T14:52:58.605-04:00That's a little hard for me to answer definiti...That's a little hard for me to answer definitively, since the company went through some name changes and ownership changes. The company was Lambert originally, then Viscount. The actual recall didn't happen until it was renamed Viscount, but I believe the defective forks could be found under either name. That's the way I understand it, but that doesn't mean I'm absolutely right.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-43537604437615706772016-03-27T14:09:23.438-04:002016-03-27T14:09:23.438-04:00In looking through archives, I have not found anyt...In looking through archives, I have not found anything specifically regarding a recall on the Lambert bikes, only the viscounts from September of 74 to October of 77. Are the Lambert forks identical?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16270272435334191397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-20780047703474838432015-09-18T09:35:41.931-04:002015-09-18T09:35:41.931-04:00I'm certain you're correct about that. The...I'm certain you're correct about that. There's definitely a lot of good to go with the bad. There's another article about Lambert/Viscount that might be a little more "measured" on the Classic Rendezvous site: http://classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Lambert/lambert_bikes.htmBrookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-60716241146287093972015-09-18T08:32:26.518-04:002015-09-18T08:32:26.518-04:00What the Sheldon Brown article omits to say is tha...What the Sheldon Brown article omits to say is that Viscount mended their ways, switched to using standard good-quality components, and not all the bicycles came with "death forks". I still ride a Viscount bought in 1978. It has the lugless chromoly "aerospace" frame and fork and sealed bottom bracket bearings, but came fitted with Shimano brakes and gears and an SR chainset.<br />It was good value at the time, and is still a damn good bike. (Of course, I replaced the original saddle with a Brooks.)Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447329958806692814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-26630631521820689792015-09-16T20:17:35.649-04:002015-09-16T20:17:35.649-04:00and as they pointed out, we haven't progressed...and as they pointed out, we haven't progressed much in 40 years! lol<br />youcancallmeAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578252140097961816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-46232027023832222562015-09-16T17:42:54.923-04:002015-09-16T17:42:54.923-04:00Wow - that might have to go in a future post.Wow - that might have to go in a future post.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-60747504669298558162015-09-16T17:41:53.567-04:002015-09-16T17:41:53.567-04:00I'm going to have to say this was a coincidenc...I'm going to have to say this was a coincidence, as until now, I wasn't aware of the sock "scandal." In my defense, I am talking about an ad that's over 40 years old.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-11116223474903544712015-09-16T15:06:44.881-04:002015-09-16T15:06:44.881-04:00Sorry, don't know how to contact with you.
Ta...Sorry, don't know how to contact with you.<br /><br />Take a look: http://www.designboom.com/technology/specialized-fuci-bike-concept-robert-egger-08-31-2015/tumbleweed_092https://www.blogger.com/profile/03101115616028888885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-16932777933473402172015-09-16T14:26:51.082-04:002015-09-16T14:26:51.082-04:00Interesting that you should pick today to approve ...Interesting that you should pick today to approve of an ad using sexy women to sell bikes. The same day two other popular bike blogs are rightfully pummeling Interbike and the "sockgate" scandal.youcancallmeAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578252140097961816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-27986127828335541262015-09-16T10:58:02.653-04:002015-09-16T10:58:02.653-04:00Hmm...I wonder how many Lambert riders were picutu...Hmm...I wonder how many Lambert riders were picuturing her when their forks broke.<br /><br />When I first started working in bike shops, I used to hear Lambert jokes. Most of them had to do with the ways the makers of those bikes made them lighter: Drilled-out tires and water bottles (remember, it was in the days of drillium), rubber-railed saddles and such.<br /><br />What is most fascinating of all, to me, is that Lambert offered a gold-plated bicycle for $259. If I'm not mistaken, at that time gold was still selling for $35 an ounce, as it had been since the Bretton Woods convention of 1944. The price of gold began to skyrocket around the same time oil and gas prices jumped in the 1970's.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.com