Tom:
Thanks for the advice. I did e-mail Nick at Lloyds, but did not receive an answer yet. I may recheck with them. I have an original picture of my bike, but it does not show enough detail - and I was really stupid and did not image them before the frame was repainted. Little did I know at the time that it would be difficult and sort-of one of a kind- live and learn. If anyone has any images, let me know. I have some images from the web and that may have to do.
Brad Potter Augusta, GA
On Mar 25, 2004, at 7:20 AM, Thomas R. Adams, Jr. wrote:
> Welcome to the list, Brad.
>
> Be sure to check out the Resources page on the CR list, which has
> leads on severa refinishing supply services. One of them is Lloyds
> Cycles, an English company specializing in supplying old frame
> transfers. They do currently list a set of Witcomb transfers in the
> Specials section, although from what e-Richie writes this set likely
> won't be exact match for your original set. But at least you could get
> a"semi-official" set.
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/
>
> Also, try Mercian Cycles in Derby, who have supplied odd transfers to
> me in the past. Very helpful, but they don't have as big a selection
> as Lloyds.
>
> If none of those work, and you have photographs of the original
> decals, several of the frame painters associated with the list offer
> decal reproduction services. I know Franklin Frames has an associate
> who does this. It's not cheap, but if the graphics "must" be an exact
> match, this may be your only choice.
>
> Good Hunting!
>
> Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
>
> >From: Brad Potter <bpotter39@comcast.net>
> >To: Richard M Sachs <richardsachs@juno.com>
> >CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> >Subject: Re: [CR]Witcomb
> >Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:57:44 -0500
> >
> >Hi Richard;
> >
> >Thanks for the additional info - well if nothing else, probably not
> >many of these bikes are around -
> >
> >Brad Potter - Augusta, GA
> >
> >On Mar 24, 2004, at 10:29 PM, Richard M Sachs wrote:
> >
> >>hi brad
> >>welcome to the list.
> >>unfortunately, the decals on the welsh made witcombs
> >>were specific to that model and were a pressure sensitive
> >>iteration (of sorts) of the london art - but it wasn't the london
> >>art. short of making copies, i feel safe in saying that those
> >>decals were made and used for two containers worth of
> >>bicycles and would never appear again.
> >>e-RICHIE®
> >>Richard Sachs Cycles
> >>No.9, North Main Street
> >>Chester, CT 06412 USA
> >>Tel. 860.526.2059
> >>site: http://www.richardsachs.com
> >>pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/
> >>rants: http://richardsachs.blogspot.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Brad Potter <bpotter39@comcast.net> writes:
> >>Hi there - new to the list.
> >>I purchased a Witcomb frame when I was in college in the 1973 or
> >>1974.
> >>Built it up with Suntour components and a Wrights saddle. Rode
> >>quite
> >>a bit and then put it aside. Now I'm back into riding and I am in
> >>the
> >>process of restoring it. I communicated with Richard Sachs and he
> >>is
> >>fairly certain that this is one of their factory frames from
> >>Wales.
> >>Richard has been most helpful and very courteous. The frame was
> >>repainted several years ago and the original decals are gone. I
> >>would
> >>love to get them back on it when I have it repainted. I also spoke
> >>with Peter Weigle and he has Witcomb USA decals, but none of the
> >>English versions.
> >>Any ideas on how I could get either some decals or close-up
> >>pictures
> >>that I could use to have some replicated? The decals consisted of
> >>the
> >>typical white block letters spelling Witcomb on the down tube, a
> >>"Lightweight Specialists W" decal on the head tube, a Reynolds
> >>Tubing
> >>decal on the Seat tube, and a small decal that had a small white
> >>shield
> >>and red cross on it on the seat tube below the Reynolds decal.
> >>
> >>Thank you - Brad Potter, Augusta, GA
> >
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