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

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From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 20:33:29 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Question about remaining British frame shops...
To: mdschmidt@patmedia.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 12/9/2004 8:19:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, mdschmidt@patmedia.net writes:

<< Bob Jackson does Hetchins, correct? >>

No, that was quite a few years ago.. David Miller, the Hetchins manager/caretaker, has a builder up north who makes the Hetchins...

<< What about Thorn? They make some fine touring bikes similar to our own Bruce Gordon. They also have an interesting website. >>

Yes, I forgot them. I think they have their own lugged frame builder according to advertising. They also have welded models made "in Asia" to their spec. (I suspect B. Gordon might have issued an expletive when you said "similar to" though...Ha!)

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