Re: [CR] Fixie sales questions in CR timeline

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 15:58:14 -0400
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
In-Reply-To: <847464.8295.qm@web80607.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Fixie sales questions in CR timeline

At 09:56 AM 02/04/2009 -0700, The Lunch Buddies wrote:
>Does anyone have any information on an actual "fixie" that was handbuilt an
>d or mass produced from say 1933 to 1983?

Most lightweights sold in the UK in the 1940s and 1950s were available with a fixed/freewhweel combination or derailleur or hub gear. Just check some of the old catalogues here, e.g. Claud Butler.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nkilgariff/

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada