Yes, I should have been more careful. Bill Shook and Roger Durham's bike designs were apparently in evidence as prior art but I don't know who testified.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> > Klein sued Cannondale. Klein's patent was ruled invalid.
\r?\n> Supposedly,
\r?\n> at least Bill Shook and
\r?\n> > Roger Durham testified as to prior large tube bikes they had built.
\r?\n> >
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Not having been there, I can't say 100%, but I saw the court
\r?\n> transcripts
\r?\n> from those preceding and Roger's name was not present. Roger's '72
\r?\n> frame
\r?\n> may pre-date Bill's a touch, but to my knowledge Roger wasn't a
\r?\n> factor
\r?\n> specifically in the Klein-Cannondale issue. An article in Bicycling
\r?\n> magazine citing Roger as a witness sure made it look otherwise, but
\r?\n> I
\r?\n> don't know where they got their facts. I'm not trying to belittle
\r?\n> Roger's inputs and influence on bike or component designs, but it's
\r?\n> nice
\r?\n> to straighten out fact and rumor when we can. If anyone has
\r?\n> evidence to
\r?\n> the contrary, please clarify.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Jon Schaer
\r?\n> Columbus, OH