Joe Kossak (tech editor at the magazine Bike World and sponsor of Quick Release Cycling Club in the 1970s) once told me he use to be guilty of putting a little "mis-information" in his articles so he could tell where people were getting their information...
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California http://www.velo-retro.com (Joe Kossak Tribute reprint available)
"Steven L. Sheffield" wrote:
>
> That particular comment was one of Ken Denny's ... I really know very little
> about the Gillott frames ... other than owning one from what is most likely
> the Edwardes of Camberwell days.
>
> My main interest is in Ron Cooper, but I'm trying to gain a better
> historical perspective by learning as much as I can about A.S. Gillott.
>
> --
>
> Steven L. Sheffield
> stevens at veloworks dot com
> veloworks at mac dot com
> aitch tee tea pea colon [for word] slash [four ward] slash double-you
> double-yew double-ewe dot veloworks dot com [four word] slash
>
> > From: Bob Reid <bob.reid@btconnect.com>
> > Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:13:57 +0000
> > To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Subject: Re: [CR]Some more Gillott snippets
> >
> > Steven wrote ;
> >
> >> The nicest Gillotts, in my opinion, are the early ones from 47-52. These
> >> used the high tolerance Oscar Egg spear-point lugs, and wonderful sweeping
> >> fork blades, on both oval and round. At this time they also produced
> >> framesets of tapered tubesets with "British Made" bottom bracket sets.
> >>
> >> Steven L. Sheffield
> >
> > Do you mean the Bottom Bracket shell or the BB axle etc. If it's the shell,
> > are they the same as these ?
> >
> > http://www.velostuf.com/
> >
> > The ones I often see - marked 'British Made' & 'GR 23 V LS' - Can anyone put
> > a manufacturers name to these - Brampton, Cyclo ?
> >
> > Thanks to John Barron of velostuf.com for the link!