Re: [CR]New member

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:05:33 -0700
Subject: Re: [CR]New member
To: john@os2.dhs.org
From: "Harold Bielstein" <hkbielstein@rap.midco.net>
In-Reply-To: <4378C958.7040106@new.rr.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

One of these days I'll find the time to build a website. I've posted some pictures of recent bikes I built at:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/hrbiel/ album?.dir=a943&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a// pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/hrbiel/my_photos They include a couple of race bikes, a tourer, two pseudo-cyclocrossers ( we use them on the Mickelson Trail - a 108 mile rails to trails conversion here in the Black Hills ), my commuter, and a randonneuse I built on 650B wheels. On Monday, Nov 14, 2005, at 10:28 America/Denver, John Thompson wrote:
> Harold Bielstein wrote:
>> Thought I'd introduce myself to the list members. I'm Hal Bielstein
>> and
>> I've been involved with bicycles since 1976. I own a stable of bikes
>> (11) all of which I've built myself. I've been building bicycles since
>> 1988 and since that time I built about 60 frames. Recently however (
>> as
>> I get older and slower!) my bike building has slowly turned towards
>> bikes the general public (i.e. non-racers) can ride comfortably. My
>> interests have also gravitated towards touring and I hope to do a few
>> more tours these next years. Current bike projects include an
>> expedition touring bike for a young man who plans to ride from Prudhoe
>> Bay to Terra del Fuego, a sport bike for a young lady, a sport touring
>> bike for the individual who helped me build my new frame jig, and
>> finally a new randonneuse for myself (as if I needed another bike).
>
> Welcome! I've been building frames since the early 80s myself, but only
> two of the bikes I own are my frames, and not the best examples at
> that.
> I sold all the good ones. You can see a couple of them here:
>
> http://www.os2.dhs.org/pictures/gallery/bikes
>
>
> Do you build under your own name? Any pictures of your frames you can
> share with us?
>
> --
>
> -John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA
> _______________________________________________
>
> Hal Bielstein 5211 Meadowlark Dr Rapid City, SD 57702 hkbielstein@rap.midco.net 605-341-0315