<< The bike was purchased new in 1973/74 directly from Sam Cotten. Sam evidently hired Hurlow to build the bikes and sold them under Sam's name here in the U.S.>>
Interesting!
I have heard Sam Cotton described as a builder and also know he had this relationship with Hurlow. Sam was an actor and other things as well but I wonder, was he an actual builder himself or not? I spoke with him a few times maybe 5-7 years ago but this never came up. I think he still lives in Soucal.
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: nelson miller <nelsmiller@msn.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Cc: singer356@aol.com; nelsmiller@msn.com Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 2:39 pm Subject: [CR]FOR SALE -- HURLOW BUILT S. M. COTTEN
Group---- I have offered to place a friend's Hurlow-built S. M. COTTEN ro
ad bike on the CR list for him. I assume that this is an acceptable proces
s -- I know the owner, have no other connection with the sale, and am simpl
y passing on the information that I have been given to pass on to this grou
p. The bike was purchased new in 1973/74 directly from Sam Cotten. Sam evi
dently hired Hurlow to build the bikes and sold them under Sam's name here
in the U.S. The owner does not know if the framesets were completely finis
hed (painted/branded) in the UK, or shipped to the US and finished here. H
e figures that the bike probably has around 200 total miles on it since new
, with an occasional scratch inflicted by years of storage. The frame has a
21.25" ctc seat tube, and 21.75" ctc top tube. It is constructed of Reyno
lds 531 tubing, and is painted a deep green/blue without excessive filigree
, with a full chrome fork. Components are mostly Campagnolo Record/Nuovo R
ecord, GB bars with a ttt stem, Brooks Pro saddle and AVA rims with over-th
e-hill Hutchinson silk sew-up tyres. The owner's name is Everett Anton Si
nger, and his email address is Singer356@aol.com . Please contact him dire
ctly for any additional information you may desire. He has photos of the b
ike available upon request, and will attempt to provide any further require
d information. He is asking $1200 for the bike, plus packing and shipping
to be arranged. I might add that Tony does not profess to be an expert on
bikes. He knows more about old Porsches that the rest of this list combin
ed, so he does understand quality and collectiblity, but not necessarily as
related to the bike world, so please be gentle. Thanks for your interest
..... Nelson Miller // Seattle, WA // USA