>> The Hetchin's situation is a little bit different. There are thousands
>> of Hetchins but not all are accounted for. To counterfeit a Hetchins
>> really seems to be folly since there are so many and they trade hands
>> for very reasonable prices. Why on earth anyone would bother with that
>> is beyond me. But many of you will remember the "Magnum Bogus". Someone
>> could have commissioned that frame; and as long as it wasn't represented
>> as a Hetchins it really wouldn't have mattered. But as soon as someone
>> claims it's a genuine Hetchins it becomes fraud. Again, anyone with any
>> experience could see that clinker a mile away. That one set off several
>> peoples' alarms. What ever happened to that bike anyway, anyone know
>> where it ended up and what it looks like now?
>
>
> If you are referring to the Ron Cooper built "Hetchins" at A Bicycle
> Odyssey, as shown here: http://www.hetchins.org/
> that particular frame absolutely was built by Ron Cooper. When we explained
> the frame to clients we represented it as a modern built replica, which both
> we (and Ron) were being produced under license, like the current Bates
> replica frames.
>
> This frame was never represented as a classic Hetchins frame.
... Ummm ... Which both we (and Ron) THOUGHT were being produced under license ...
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