Bob Hovey wrote:
> It is important to note that even tho serials may have been
> coordinated out of San Marcos, the stamps themselves were done at
> their respective locations and were not free of error. Rob's list
> contains three distinct batches of frames numbered A8001-A8010 and two
> batches of A8011-A8020. This isn't a misprint, as I have photos of
> two bikes with duplicate serial numbers and frame sizes that match
> what's on Rob's list.
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> It's also pretty easy to tell that San Marcos and the Ranch were
> stamping their own frames... most San Marcos frames have an "SMC"
> stamp while Rob's Ranch frames have an "MC" prefix. Also, the stamps
> are oriented differently... with few exceptions, the Ranch frames had
> the serial number on the drive side with the tops of the stamps facing
> outward, white the San Marcos bikes had the frame size on the drive
> side with the tops of the stamps facing the centerline.
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> Bob Hovey
> Columbus, GA
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>> While the frames were built concurrently in San Marcos and Rancho Santa
>> Fe, the production was all coordinated out of San Marcos, and Ted either
>> engraved, stamped, or assigned the numbers on all the frames produced in
>> either location.
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>> All the frames were painted in San Marcos.
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>> Jim Allen
>> the CycleSmiths
>> Ranchita, CA
>> 760 782 2737
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I still think that the numbers were assigned/stamped by Ted, but I'm more than willing to check with Ted and Rob and see what they recall.
Jim