Lou- I too have heard of (Angel) Rodriguez bikes, (Glenn) Ericksen bikes, and R& E bikes. Angel has liscensed out his name for the Rodriguez bikes, and they are still made in the shop below the R&E store, but he hasn't even stepped his foot in the store since the late 80s. I believe he is now in managment at REI. Glenn is still making beautiful frames with lugs that put Hetchins to shame, and for affordable prices as well. In the summer he leads tours over in Italy. Actual R&E bikes were made for a brief time in the early 70s, and to be honest with you, they never were at the level of Glenn's frames. Reasonable craftmanship, but more along the lines of Schwinn Paramounts. Probably more than what you wanted to know. Cheers, Dave Anderson Cut Bank MT
In a message dated 4/12/02 7:20:13 AM PST, LouDeeter@aol.com writes:
> I don't know about a Jesus Rodriquez, but there was an Angel Rodriquez
> connected with R&E. I had one of their touring frames, complete with braze
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> on fender and rack mounts and a couple of braze on spare spoke holders. It
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> was a very nicely made and riding bike. Sold it to a lady who was going to
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> tour Europe with it. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL.