I think it is safe to say that all the Jim Redcay bikes were built by Jim Redcay. Mike worked for Jim and did prep work, painting and bike builds as I understand it.
The Ross Signature Redcays would be more complicated.
I just picked up the fourth Redcay in our house for my wife. See
It's probably a 1976, about 2 years into Redcay's building career and has stamped log point lugs rather than the typical Henry James. Most Redcays seem to have sold as complete custom bikes and they always have nicely selected components. For example, I don't even need to do a gear chart to know the half step plus granny is all figured out on this bike.
This bike has been on ebay several times and I couldn't pass it up. It is in very nice original condition.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> > The owner Mike Johnson at one time built frames for Jim Redcay.
>
> I always thought that Jim Redcay was more of a one man type shop with a
> fairly limited lifetime output of under 1,000.?. If the above is correct
> then does anyone know how many frames were built under his name not by him
> or how many frames were made total? Just curious if my Redcay is a real
> Redcay:)
>
> If Richard Sachs or Brian Baylis hired me tomorrow to push a broom, and
> evenntually after several years I was actually brazing would they still be
a
> Richard Sachs or Brian Baylis frame?
>
> Of course, I am not qualified to push a broom so that is just a dream:)
>
> Mike Wilkinson
>
> CR, Colorado