All:
Here is some information from a friend who owns an Alpine track bike.
Rick Chasteen, Kansas City
> I have an Alpine track bike. I bought it in 1982 from the original owner
> who had apparently raced on the track in the thirties and thought that it
> would be nice to have a fixed gear. The owner said that he was told by
> GC&S that it was built by someone named Carpenter in the UK. The bike is
> labeled 531, uses a 27.2 seat post, and shows very clean workmanship. The
> paint is a nice enamel with contrasting panels and quite nice pinstriping.
> It was built up by GC&S with low end French components. It certainly
> looks very British but I've never heard of a framebuilder by that name. I
> contacted Fred Kelly and he emailed back that they had had some frames
> sourced from France but that they were of mediocre quality and a low grade
> tubing. I don't know if I was able to get accoss to Fred that this frame
> certainly did'nt seem to of French origin. I would love to know more
about
> this bike but Fred didn't seem overly eager for a dialogue.
>
> Greg Williams
>
> I would be curious in knowing more.