these were raced by the Bantel team. danny horton. sid barras. a few mail carriers too. these were branded frames.
hugh was an o.b.e. or a knight or something important. he was married to a gold medal swimmer. his house was named Rivendell. he liked basketball but couldn't go to his left.
e-RICHIE
aka Richard M Sachs
chester, ct
All the recent arguing over bicycle frames reminded me of this bike I saw this past Sunday. At first I thought it was a Harry Potter but on closer inspection I saw that this green frame was a Hugh Porter. Based on the Campy NR parts, the frame details and the owner's gray hair, I suspect it was built around 1973 - plus or minus a couple of years.
Now I know Hugh Porter was a champion track racer from the '60s and '70s but did he build his own frames? Or did he simply lease his name to some British builder? Anyway, it was a nice looking, unpretentious frame, built from Reynolds 531. Unfortunately, I had to hurry home after my club ride and wasn't able to chat with the owner. Cheers, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (Home of the Java Shack coffee house, the Squadra Coppi cycling club and at least one Hugh Porter bicycle)
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard.
http://promotions.yahoo.com/