Re: [CR]Any KOF female builders?

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Any KOF female builders?
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:30:48 -0500
In-Reply-To: <C370389C.6DFC%mdschmidt56@verizon.net>
From: "Dale Brown" <oroboyz@aol.com>


Well, as we can see we are coming up short on current practicing KOF female builders...

In the categeory of "amateur female builders" let me submit one Meredith Root, my employee and seen here (in the middle) being ogled by eRichie at last years Cirque: http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/Events/Cirque/2007/CharityAuction/img_0810.html

She made a totally KOF frame as a school project in my workshop. Pics here:

http://cyclesdeoro.com/Shop/meredithsframebuilding/index.html

At 17 years old at that time, I say she qualifies as the youngest female frame builder!

Dale Brown cycles de ORO Bike Shop 1410 Mill Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27408 USA 336-274-5959 http://cyclesdeoro.com http://www.classicrendezvous.com http://www.carolinacup.com http://www.greensborovelo.com http://www.bikegso.org http://nbda.com

-----Original Message----- From: Michael Schmidt <mdschmidt56@verizon.net> To: Charles F Nighbor <cnighbor@pacbell.net>; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 8:47 am Subject: Re: [CR]Any KOF female builders?

Two, perhaps three Le Cirques ago, a lady named Diane showed up at cirque with two bikes, a highwheeler and a purple steel lugged frame. Here is a photo of Brian Baylis taking the boneshaker out for a spin around Battleground's parking lot.

Diane built both bikes and as far as I can remember, she never did attend another Cirque.

Mike Schmidt Stirling, NJ USA

On 11/26/07 12:35 AM, "Charles F Nighbor" <cnighbor@pacbell.net> wrote:
> I asked Robert Freeman of Davidson handbuilt frames about any KOF female
> builders and got this reply
> ''Charles
> Not sure of any today, but Georgena Terry is worth mentioning from a few
> yrs ago, and also Pat Hanlon. I have a very nice Pat Hanlon frame from
> 1965 purchased last summer. See
> http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/PatHanlon.html Pat was not the
> framebuilder herself but she was the name on the frames. She employed
> top quality builders. Mine is thought to have been built by WB Hurlow.
> Lugwork supports that.
>
> Robert D Freeman 402 Merritt Ave NE North Bend, WA 98045-8920
> 425-888-3577work ''
>
> I know about the 70's paramount woman builders. who else is out there
> worth mentioning in the USA.
> Curious
> Charles Nighbor
> Walnut Creek, CA