I believe that Chris Pauley gave up framebuilding and went on to make fancy cutting out of exotic hardwoods. About ten years ago, I bought a bunch of Reynolds 531 decals form Brother Pine of Santa Barbara. He said they came from Pauley when he gave up framebuilding. The nicest touring bike I ever saw was a Chris Pauly Tierra at the old Two Wheel Transit Authority.
Does anyone know what happened to the green Bartlett touring bike with hellenic stays that hung from the ceiling of American Cyclery about twenty years ago?
Leonard Bulger Ann Arbor, MI
Ken Wehrenberg wrote:
In the 70s, one year coming south out of BC, I visited Sam Braxton's shop in Missoula. Very nice as Brandon says. And, Brandon, how about Chris Pauley from Santa Barbara? When I visited, his shop was over on the back side of the airport area somewhere as I recall.
One other bike of note was the Bartlett Pear from Don Bartlett in Carbondale, IL. Very nicely thinned lugwork. Minimalistic blind allen fitting behind seatpost a la Don Milberger photo in the custom frames book. Once I saw one that he had custom designed for a person with a disability-- there was something different about the crank arc/position-- quite a craftsman... anyone know what or where is he now?
Ken, now near St Louis