[CR]Re: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 36, Issue 84

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From: <Nraschico@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:32:36 EST
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 36, Issue 84

In a message dated 12/15/2005 5:00:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:

Mitch Weiner-Western States Imports

Western States was a collaboration of three partners, Mitch Weiner, Rick Wilson and Jerry Gomes. Rick and Jerry had started WilGo a few years before and were the importers of Gitane bicycles and started there own private label items. Private label was not that common at the time other than Schwinn, but today is the bread and butter of the current leaders of the bicycle industry. They joined forces with Mitch and established the Centurion line and the rest as they say is history. One other point is that WilGo had at the time a little known sales rep named Michael Sinyard who went on to establish his own company that you may have heard or-Specialized Bicycle Components.

John Alden
Chico, CA