Jim Holly started building his Griffon bikes in West
LA in the late 70's, and I know he built at least
50-60 of those.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> Morgan Fletcher wrote:
> >
> > Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> writes:
> > > Gosh, I thought this would generate some actual
> on topic discussion on
> > > the list for a change. You mean to say that
> none of you were around or
> > > active in bikes in the 1970s??? Say it ain't
> so...
> >
> > I was 2 in 1970.
> >
> > Otis Guy was building custom frames in Fairfax, CA
> in the 1970s. I believe
> > he built the Anchor Brewing Company-sponsored
> "Anchor Steamer" that he and
> > Joe Breeze rode to a trans-American record in the
> early 1970s. I believe
> > it's still hanging in Village Pedaler in
> Kentfield, CA. I may be wrong.
> >
> > I think Joe Breeze counts too, but I can't be
> sure.
> >
> > Della Santa is essentially NorCal, but Reno is in
> Nevada.
> >
> > Morgan Fletcher
> > Oakland, CA
>
>
>
> Yes, I think the Joe Breeze might count but it would
> depend on the
> number of road bikes he built.
>
> The book _Bicycle Frames, a Close-up Look_ by Joe
> Kossak published in
> August 1975 lists only 29 builders nation wide and
> that includes Schwinn
> and Masi. Their criteria was builders "on a
> reasonable commercial footing."
>
> They eliminated guys who had built five or ten
> frames from their list.
>
> Most listed in the book were building in California.
>
> There is a very, very long list of guys that
> starting building in the
> 1980s but we're (I'm) not counting them for my
> theme.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
>
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