Chuck wrote:
Don, last year's Velo Rendezvous IV had as its theme, California Builders from the 1970s. Here's that list
Wow, pretty nice list. I do have a few corrections if we are using the 70's as a reference.
Mark Dinucci and Jim Merz were both in Portland OR, having not yet made the move to Morgan Hill until the mid 80's. However Gary Klein was in Morgan Hill. Bruce Gordon was working out of Eugene Oregon and Wolf was in Costa Mesa in the next unit down from Baylis when I met him. Maybe he did time in Huntington Beach, but it seems unlikely as he was just working on his first few frames under the tutelage of Baylis in Costa Mesa around 1979-80. Joe Breeze of Mill Valley does not appear on the list. Joe made some beautiful road bikes. Kimo Tanaka was in Davis at the same time as John Padgett of Saturn. Also missing is Medici. It's great to see all of these names again.
Bryant Bainbridge
Portland OR