Hi All,
Several years ago, I owned an early 60's Cinelli SC from Cupertino Bikes. It came to me with the original order, receipt and correspondence between Spence and the buyer in Utah. It was supplied with a Record derailleur installed and the receipt showed delivery of an 'Alpine' modified rear derailleur as well, and a note that the new owner may want to try that in the mountains if he rode there often, and how to lengthen the chain in order to do so. There were also notes on the reverse side of the receipt, written by Spence as to tuning and maintenance suggestions and procedures. Delivery time for the bike was almost exactly six months from the time of order and payment. A beautiful black bike with red decals (present on the downtube and everywhere else as normal). Sadly, the bike was way too large for me and found a new home after several years on display in my shop. I've never replaced it with one that's my size. Bummer. Very cool bike, though, and very thorough service from a bike shop nearly a thousand miles away, by snail mail!
Greg Overton Denver-ish, Colorado
Quoting Carb7008@cs.com:
> Dear Fellow Enthusiasts,
>
> The recent Hetchins Mixte outed was purportedly purchased thru Spence Wolfe
> and his Cupertino Bike Shop. After some research, it appears that Spence
> Wolfe bikes often had custom identifying touches such as:
>
> Modified Campy rear derailleur with Simplex cage for touring
>
> F&R tied and soldered spokes
>
> No downtube graphics
>
> Handle (drop?) bars drilled for bar-end shifter cables
>
> Mafac c-pulls with Weinmann or other? levers
>
> Can anyone add to this list of identifiers and/or confirm whether Spence
> Wolfe build or sales records from the 60's-70's might be available?
>
> Jack Romans
> Sacramento, California