Dear Jimmy, Both formed in house and purchased formed from Reynolds best ask Hilary. When talking of curved stays everyone thinks automatically of Hetchins but please don't forget "Alpex" these had curved chain stays and seat tube. They were built Sarf of the water (Summerstown S.London) funnily enough just around the corner from Grubbs in Haydon Road. The name of the firm was A.P.L or Ayley's Products Limited, Caxton Road S.W.19. My Father-in-Law told me that some of Fred Grubb's builders left to work there, this would be about 1950. Best wishes Mick.
>From where the wheels don't spin as fast as they use to. Be lucky Michael
Butler Huntingdon UK.
>From: jimmy katynski <jimmycue@yahoo.com>
>To: framebuilders@phred.org
>CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR]Curved stays
>Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 10:57:56 -0700 (PDT)
>
>On bikes with curved stays ala hetchins does it really
>make any differnce in ride? Do they actually act like
>a suspension and absorb more road shock? I was
>wondering if you need special equipment to bend the
>tubes or are they supplied from tube maker allready
>bent?
>Thanks to all.
>
>Jimmy Katynski
>31543 Edgeworth Dr
>Madison Heights Mi 48071
>248-396-3465
>
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