Mick,
When one of those Armstrongs shows up in my size, I'll buy
it. My first "good" bicycle was an Armstrong - purchased in
1965 and stolen (next to the Kissena Park velodrome) in 1971.
By then, it was my "spare" bike.
Anyway, one advantage of living in an immigrant neighborhood
and having relatives in the retail bike trade was that my
parents avoided to typical Sshwinn/Raleigh shops.
In the case of that Armstrong, we bought the bike at a
cousin's pram-and-bicycle shop in the Bronx. (I don't think
tht sort of store exists anywhere in the US any longer.)
Anyway, Colin Powell actually worked for my cousins during the
1950s although of course I was much too young then to have any
recollection of him.
By the way, I'll try to remember to pack up "Six Day Bike
Rider" for mailing off to you...
Cheers,
Fred
> I always have a look for the items for sale on the
> list,sometimes I am amazed and what fetches high prices and
> dumbfounded by other quality items which are moderately
> priced and which deserve to command more. There are several
> items which fit the later criteria available.
> They are the Nervex Pro Armstrong. This is a real classic and
> should be snapped up. They where beautiful frames. Similarly
> the Bill Philbrook. Bill was one of our all time greats of
> frame building, ex Claud Butler and Gillotts. Finally the
> Holmes of Welling is worth inquiring after as they produced
> some wonderful stuff as well. Back in the 60's at Herne Hill
> and Crystal Palace Holmes along with Don Louis were really
> popular. No connection to any of the vendors.
>
>
>
>
> Yours in cycling. Michael Butler Huntingdon UK.
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