That's a very cool pic of the shiny new Max against the old, slightly rusty, massive, ancient jig!
There's history & moral there, somewhere, for all of us.
Just spent an hour or so looking at the http://vimeo.com/93190000' content, & seeing it I realise (if I didn't know it before) that there are many able contenders for the best frame-builders title!
What else I got?
Too many: ) but, possibly the most interesting is a bike I bought a while back, described by the seller as a Gameson. A Birmingham builder from post 1945 on.... Turns out not to be a Gameson, but it was built in 1949 for local rider, who used it all his active life & when he died his wife offered it to a local bike shop owner. From whom I bought it. He kept the frame until he retired & then had it refinished to his own preferences.... Which is when I bought it off ebay.
Pretty much as found here.
[URL=http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/bicyclz/media/Gamesonintherain008.jpg.html]
Gipiemme hubs in Mavic Argent rims. Obviously old stock, just waiting to be used: ) Wish I was a retired LBS owner.....
Lovely old machine whatever, & well worth preserving & using: )
Will get a proper refinish at some point, especially if I find out who actually made it.
Any Birmingham enthusiasts looking??
Your help might be vital in 'nailing' this one.
Long shot, but you never know: )
There's history & moral there, somewhere, for all of us.
Just spent an hour or so looking at the http://vimeo.com/93190000' content, & seeing it I realise (if I didn't know it before) that there are many able contenders for the best frame-builders title!
What else I got?
Too many: ) but, possibly the most interesting is a bike I bought a while back, described by the seller as a Gameson. A Birmingham builder from post 1945 on.... Turns out not to be a Gameson, but it was built in 1949 for local rider, who used it all his active life & when he died his wife offered it to a local bike shop owner. From whom I bought it. He kept the frame until he retired & then had it refinished to his own preferences.... Which is when I bought it off ebay.
Pretty much as found here.
[URL=http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/bicyclz/media/Gamesonintherain008.jpg.html]
Gipiemme hubs in Mavic Argent rims. Obviously old stock, just waiting to be used: ) Wish I was a retired LBS owner.....
Lovely old machine whatever, & well worth preserving & using: )
Will get a proper refinish at some point, especially if I find out who actually made it.
Any Birmingham enthusiasts looking??
Your help might be vital in 'nailing' this one.
Long shot, but you never know: )
