You guys got me there. I'd have bet my favorite shorts that the company was Merlin. The builders were out of San Fran not Mass. So help me out here, who built titanium frames out of San Francisco in the early 80s?
Steve Leitgen La Crosse, WI
On Dec 1, 2005, at 4:36 PM, Peter Naiman wrote:
> Lou; Merlin was bought out by JRJ in 1955. I'm not sure when the
> Merlin line ceased, as I believe that JRJ produced both Merlin anf JRJ
> frames simultaniously, possibly into the early 60s. As for Merlin
> Titanium, you're correct, as they started up in 1986.
>
> Peter Naiman
> Glendale, WI
>
>
> loudeeter@aol.com wrote:
> Perhaps he was talking about another Merlin, such as one shown below
> from the Used Bike Buyers Guide. I believe the off-topic Merlin
> Titanium company didn't start until 1986, so if he had a Merlin from
> before 83, it wasn't by the boys in Mass. On the other hand, I don't
> know when the Merlin shop in London stopped making frames named
> Merlin. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL
>
>
>
> MERLIN: Merlin Tyre Co., 219, Goswell Rd., London E.C.1. England. Very
> high reputation. 1930's survived into the 1950's and was taken over by
> Bob Jackson of Leeds. Models in 1949: Path Road, Massed-start, Super
> Chromolite, and L'Internationale.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Schmidt
> To: Classic Rendezvous
> Sent: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:46:10 -0800
> Subject: [CR]NOW: Keeper of the Flame status Was: F1 Racer
>
>
> Steve Leitgen wrote:
>>
> (snip)
>> So going back to the list focus.
>> The Merlin F1 I rode was built before 1983.
>> It was hand built by custom framebuilders in the Merlin shop. (Keeper
>> of the flame)...
>
>
> Discussion...
>
> Is Merlin considered KoF?
>
> I think the agreed upon definition of a Keeper of the Flame would be
> lugged steel frame construction.
>
> Agree or disagree?
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> Soouth Pasadena, Southern California
>
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