While we are listing up ex-Trek brazers that are KOF, we should'nt forget about Mike Appel...
Martin Appel (not related) Munich, Germany
Joe Starck <josephbstarck@yahoo.com> schrieb:
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>Brandon Ives wrote:
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>> You mention Trek where we know at least Joe Stark
>and Tim Isaac came
>> out of the early years.
>
>Tim Isaac was a respected independent builder before
>he started at Trek.
>
>Don't forget Dave Tesch -- he started at Trek about a
>year before Joe.
>And a lot of Trek brazers moved to Paramount and then
>to Waterford:
>Chris Fiorini, Dave Tupy, and Bill Phelps come to mind
>here.
>-John Thompson
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>John,
>Dave Tesch started at Trek about a year or so after I
>did, and he left about a year before I did.
>
>Of Tim Isaac, I'm sure you'd agree, It'd be nice to
>read a bigger picture here -- as big as it takes --
>some day:
>http://classicrendezvous.com/USA/Tim_Isaac.htm.
>
>I remember an aero-tubed show bike Isaac made at Trek,
>fitted with Shimano's aero-group debut, was it 1981?
>The big fish at Shimano, the owner or president, I
>forget his name, purchased the bike, notably because
>it was painted the exact shade of red of the sun on
>the Japanese Flag. I'm pretty sure it was this bike,
>I don't think it was another, anyway Isaac told me
>about it. I wonder if pics can be found?
>
>Of Reynolds 753 certification, my recollection is that
>Reynolds only required one guy to do the test -- to
>represent the factory's skill -- and thus, Isaac did
>the test.
>
>Joe Starck
>Madison, Wisconsin
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