Stinsmen was based near Allentown, Pennsylvania. I think he also built frames branded Veloce- I saw a few of these raced at T-Town in the early 90s.. I recall seeing a Stinsmen tandem with Dura-Ace AX brakes at Bikeline in Allentown, maybe 1991.
Stinsmen was also featured in a Bicycling magazine article on American framebuilders, maybe around 1977-78.
David Benson Auckland, NZ
Daniel Artley <dartley@co.ba.md.us> wrote: Someone is bringing a Stinsmen custom tandem to my vintage ride on the 16th. Its supposed to be a short wheelbase tandem w/ track ends and a hanger. Standard hubs/rims with extra spokes added at 90 degrees to help out the single bike rims. Haven't seen it yet, but it sounds interesting. Does anyone know of this American builder?
Dan Artley in Parkton, MD
ps: tentative list of people and bikes coming:
Dave Shook, Fredericksburg, Va. alpscycler@yahoo.com
Jim and Ellen Sheridan, and son Ethan, velojim@comcast.net Ibis Scorcher, DeBernardi track and friend Gordon Walsh riding fixed. A doctor friend of Ellen's too. Baltimore
Peter Kohler, 1980 TI Raleigh Team Pro even if she has a 13-19 straight block freewheel! kohl57@starpower.net Washington DC
Ed Granger, Lancaster, Pa. EdVintage63@aol.com
John Barry, Mechanicsburg, Pa. usazorro@yahoo.com
Pete Geurds" Douglassville, Pa. raleighpro@dejazzd.com
w/ Mike Rawlings
Harvey Sachs, sachs@erols.com mcLean VA
Ken and Ben Sanford, kanford@comcast.net, b.sanford@cox.net Kensington, MD and Falls Church Va.
Paul Raley, raleypc@netscape.net Jack Taylor Supertourist (for sale?) Leonardtown MD
Joanne Crowell, and Mailyn Jolly, azureblue@aol.com Custom Stinsmen Tandem, Bruni Singles Baltimore
Gary Brandon? John Hollands, gbrandon@marylandgeneral.org York Co. PA
Tom Adams (for sure) and wife Christine? thomasthomasa@yahoo.com Shrewsbury NJ
Richard Borneman w/ blue Paramount Track from Westminster Swap rsborno@msn .com
Wayne Bingham, WBINGHAM@imf.org Lovettsville, Va
Paul and Rita Lee, plee1@optonline.net Huntington, NY
John Gorham, jfgorham@att.net (tentative) Quickbeam MD?
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