Re: [CR]Need List of California road bike makers

Don Wilson wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'd like a list of road bicycle builders in California
> past and present. Does anyone know of such a list, or
> a web site with such a list?
> Don Wilson
> Los Olivos, CA

Don, last year's Velo Rendezvous IV had as its theme, California Builders from the 1970s. Here's that list (I'm still looking for a Redbush from Costa Mesa in my size):

•Caylor (Modesto) •Celmins (Santa Barbara) •Mario Confente (Los Angeles) •Sam Cotton (Los Angeles) •Brian Decker (Berkeley) •Rolland Della Santa (Reno) •Greg Diamond (Santa Barbara) •Mark DiNucci (Morgan Hill) •Albert Eisentraut (Oakland) •Craig Elliott (Los Altos) •Hugh Enochs (Woodside) •Dana Fennimore (Chico) •Bruce Gordon (Petaluma) •Griffon (Los Angeles) •Bill Holland (Spring Valley) •Dean Hovey (Los Altos) •Peter Johnson (Menlo Park) •Lighthouse (Santa Cruz) •Jeff Lindsey (Chico) •Keith Lippy (Encinitas) •Ed Litton (Oakland) •Jeff Lyon (San Jose) •Charley Martin (Redwood City) •Jim Merz (Morgan Hill) •Bernie Mikkelsen (Oakland) •Don Millburger (Concord) •Ron Miller (Nevada City) •Dave Moulton (Temecula) •Clark Murphy (San Jose) •Oxford (Santa Cruz) •Paragon (Los Altos) •Fred Parr (Westchester) •Chris Pauley (Santa Barbara) •Platano (San Diego) •Jeff Richman (Santa Rosa) •Tom Ritchey (Palo Alto) •Dale Saso (San Jose) •Saturn (Davis) •A.D. Stump (Santa Monica) •Redbush (Costa Mesa) •Wizard (Huntington Beach) •Wolf (Huntington Beach)

Photos of last year's even: http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/VR_2004 http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/2004-Velo-Rendezvous

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA

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