I remember the original Cleland workshop well and the room where my Cleland would have been originally assembled was as you point out, was not a shed. After I acquired the frame in 1984 it was then rebuilt in my living room in London. It was then completely reconstructed by David Wrath Sharman in a watermill in Wales Afrer I broke the frame in 1988.
So the sheds I referred to were indeed metaphorical ones as distinct to big factories with well funded research and development departments. Though as you know all of the Guildford Built Highpaths, including danson67's, were all made in a David Wrath-Sharman's garden shed.
Had the Cleland design been adopted by major UK manufacturers when you offered it to them in the early 1980's their history could have been very different. Though despite the humble nature of their places of creation, the design and build-quality of the bikes was always of a highest order.
In the letter below it is interesting that Geoff's letter was received date was 11th of May 1992 and then the response letter was sent out the same day. This implies that the topic was given little in the way of serious consideration or inquiry.
