Hi Brandon,
I received some photos and will email them to you directly. Bill Roberts also emailed some links from the CR archives that might be of interest. Unfortunately, searching the archives is non-trivial due to all the hits with your name! Because of that the search *excluded* any references to Ives that also has Brandon associated with it.
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Cheers, Tam Pham Huntington Beach, CA - USA
On 9/20/06, Brandon Ives <brandon@ivycycles.com> wrote:
>
> I think Lou has them listed in his Used Bike Buyers Guide. I saw once
> once years ago at a balloon tire swap, but that's all I've ever seen.
> I've always wanted one for obvious reasons. If you get any info off-list
> could you forwad it on to me.
> best,
> Brandon"monkeyman"IVES
> Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
>
>
>
> > I recently picked up an original Ives track bike which dates from the
> '40s
> > and was apparently a bike used by the Polish team in one of the
> Olympics.
> > It's a pretty nice piece all decked out with Ives-engraved Magistroni
> > parts
> > and early Ambrosio Tipo Gran Lusso alloy rims. The frame is made of
> > Mannesman Extra tubing and the drivetrain is a neat setup featuring a
> > Regina
> > 1/8" block chain (rather than the more common 3/16").
> >
> > Anyways - I'd really appreciate hearing more information about the
> company
> > and of course would enjoy any links to photos of other Ives bikes on the
> > web.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Tam Pham
> > Huntington Beach, CA - USA