One just closed on ebay this afternoon.
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Mike Schmidt
Stirling, NJ
> Did a troll of bookshops across London last Fall looking for the Tony
Olive
> r
> book which years ago I'd read in Swiss Cottage library, but no luck. True
> that Foyles should be able to find it, but I couldn't find anyone at
Foyles
> intersted in trying.
>
> Anyone interesting in typing into an CR post some of what he says in the
> book about trail geometry for singles and tandems? I don't remember his
> points now, but it surprised me at the time and could be interesting see
hi
> s
> take alongside VBQ's.
>
> Mitch Harris
> Little Rock Canyon, Utah
>
>
> On 4/2/06, freesound@comcast.net <freesound@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Frank,
> >
> > I've been a fan of Tony Oliver since reading his book, and I'm very
> > pleased to hear that his bikes are actually so good.
> >
> > A prominent UK cycling man, Hilary Stone of Cycling Plus, is on this
list
> ,
> > and I asked him if Tony Oliver was still building. His response was
that
> > Tony has stopped and suggested it may be due to possible health effects
o
> f
> > brazing fumes.
> >
> > In his book, Tony speaks of building bikes that work for his terrain and
> > the riding that his customers actually do, in a mountainous Welsh area.
> So
> > Anglesey is almost certainly a correct piece of his history.
> >
> > Being an engineer, I have been puzzling over the whys and wherefores of
> > cycle design. Tony Oliver's book is the only one I've seen that answers
> my
> > questions. It's very, very worthwhile. Keep watching for it. I've
seen
> it
> > on Ebay for about what I paid in a bookstore, perhaps $40 US. Ebay does
> not
> > always track Amazon. Also, I think I found it as a remainder, so I
would
> > expect that Foyles or Blackburns in the UK could find it. Finally,
watch
> > the CR list. People offer significant books to other list members.
> >
> > I'm also very happy to know that Longstaff's bikes are of similar and
> > possibly greater stature.
> >
> > Best of luck,
> >
> > Ken Freeman
> > Ann Arbor, MI
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: <vergrandis@tesco.net>
> >
> > > Dear Sirs,
> > > I have only just joined the list and I would like the following advice
> > and
> > > information on Tony Oliver Cycles. Better still a 20.5" frame to
replac
> e
> > my
> > > stolen one.I purchased a Tony Oliver bike about 10 years ago from
Brick
> > Lane
> > > Market and fell in love with it. It's the best bike I ever owned,
> > unfortunately
> > > it was recently stolen from outside Shoreditch Library.
> > > I have tried searching on the web but all in vain, there is no
referenc
> e
> > to him
> > > on the excellent Classic Rendezvous site.
> > > The only knowledge that I have on this marvellous builder is that he
is
> > believed
> > > to have first built in Bristol and then on Inys Mon (Anglesey). He was
> > also in
> > > the CTC and a member of the Clevedon & District Road Club. Are there
an
> y
> > club
> > > cyclists on the CR list from the Bristol or Bath area who might no
him?
> > > The only other information on him I have is a chance remark made by
the
> > late
> > > George Longstaff when we were helping at a TA National event when
Georg
> e
> > saw my
> > > Oliver and said that is the only British builder I would use now apart
> > form my
> > > myself, praise indeed.
> > > I was also told recently when touring on Inys Mon that Tony is now a
> > > photographer and now lives in Scotland. Could he be the Isle of Coll
> > > photographer on the web?
> > > Finally I have searched Amazon for a secondhand copy of his book but
it
> > is way
> > > out of my price range by coincidence there is one for sale on ebay at
> > the moment
> > > but this will probably go for huge money judging by the Amazon prices.
> > > Please any information on Tony Oliver bikes. Please all replies about
> > frame off
> > > list but any info on builder will hopefully get posted on the list.
> > >
> > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/
> sspagename=
> > > STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
> > > Yours fraternally Frank
> > >
> > > Frank Cohen Hoxton UK