David the problem is that I have fairly clear picture in my mind of what the frames looked like, (especially the seatstay cluster) and the few photo references I've seen to Laing's and Moulton's frames and graphics don't match, but then my memory plays tricks on me all the time. The name that most rings a bell is Ron Cooper's but the few internet photos of his frames dsiplay fancier lugs and different graphics than what I remember from over 25 years ago, and I also don't recall this particular builder building frames as long as Ron had done.
Larry Hakim Oxford, MS
>From: David Feldman <feldmanbike@yahoo.com>
>To: Larry Hakim <larryhakim@hotmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]Who was/is this framebuilder????
>Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:43:58 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Larry,
>Does Colin Laing sound familiar? He's based in Tempe,
>Arizona. Another expatriate British builder who could
>fit that profile is/was Dave Moulton. Dave has made
>one of the more interesting career transitions, as
>he's now a working country and western songwriter! He
>sold his business to a former apprentice, Russ Denny.
>David Feldman
>Vancouver, WA
>--- Larry Hakim <larryhakim@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > This is driving me crazy: I recall reading about a
> > British framebuilder in
> > the late 70's whose frames were becoming popular
> > here. This builder's design
> > featured stiff geometries, beefy stays and a unique
> > semi-fastback seat stay
> > arrangement. The lugwork was very simple and the
> > builder's name was
> > similarly non-fancy--just plain block letters. He
> > wasn't very old and I seem
> > to recall American connection--perhaps he moved to
> > the U.S. and resumed
> > building here, but I don't really recognize his name
> > on the
> > classicrendezvous site. What in the world is the
> > name of this framebuilder
> > I'm trying to remember?
> >
> > Larry Hakim
> > Oxford, MS
> >
> >
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