Profile Clive Rodell Born St. Austell, Cornwall, England 1956 Started Cycling age 9
First bike 1948 Bates BAR Cantiflex diadrant etc other bikes while a teenager included All chrome Magnum Opus Path, 2x Rory O'Brien, Harry Daycock Path (Ex Alan Gayfer one time editor of Cycling Weekly), Pennine, Rotrax, Ephgrave and Harry Quinn superlight. gave up cycling for 30 years! (had to chose between surfing and cycling as a sport)
I have the franchise from David Miller to build Hetchin's in Australia
Current bikes; 1958 Hetchin's Experto Crede 50's Hetchin's Vade Mecum mk1 1970 Hetchin's Italianate 1999 Hetchin's Magnum opus deluxe 2000 Hetchin's Magnum opus (being made in Australia) 1970 Raleigh team track bike (including team jersey) 50's Carlton International (project) 60's Geminiani (project) circa 70 Peugeot px10 (restored to Tom Simpson spec) mid 70's Gimondi world championship model Bianchi 60's Coppi 1905 Ixion track 30's Oppy Malvern star marked TDF model 30's Oppy Malvern Star road 50's ? Torpado ? #T717 (project) (features internal cable routing on downtube, panel lugs etc) circa 73 team Gitane (very rough commuter bike) unknown path (with some strange/interesting features) 1998 Paconi (soon to be replaced on the road by the new Hetchin's mid 90's Kerry Hopkins track Too many spares ! (no space) 1" pitch/Campag etc etc