Re: [CR]Question about remaining British frame shops...

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

From: "Mike Schmidt" <mdschmidt@patmedia.net>
To: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <193.34adb54b.2eea51ad@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Question about remaining British frame shops...
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 20:17:44 -0500


Dale,

Bob Jackson does Hetchins, correct? What about Thorn? They make some fine touring bikes similar to our own Bruce Gordon. They also have an
interesting website.
Mike Schmidt
Stirling, NJ


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Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:11 PM
Subject: [CR]Question about remaining British frame shops...



> We've just closed shop for the day and are sitting here talking after work,
> thinking how much fun it would be to visit the British frame makers and see how
> they do it, jigs, torch or hearth, whether or not they do their own paint,
> etc... Then we were thinking, who is left... with actually real, active
> workshops? So there should be Bob Jackson, Woodrup, Charles Roberts, Mercian, Ellis
> Briggs (?), Ron Cooper, Arthur Caygill (?), Trevor Jarvis, Alex Moulton, Dave
> Yates, Hetchins, Pashley(?), Dawes (?)
>
> Who is missing? Surely there are other small builders.
>
> What about it gang?
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina