Tell me about: Harry Quinn MTB

[legrandefromage]

A recent ebay win has secured me another 1980/90s bit of UK built kit so I would like some more detail.

Some useful info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Quinn

But has anybody got any more information on the MTB side of things?

 

[sylus]

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Britis ... y_main.htm

this help? beyond that most bits of harry info seem to be members of various forums commenting within those forums

 

[oldave]

Interesting link (I sort of recall HQs - quite popular in Manchester area even tho' from L'pool!).

In 1963 this was LIGHT:

"Just how does this quintessence of the cycle maker's art achieve its remarkable 18 1/4 lb. overall weight? It had been done by paring away every ounce that could be dispensed with, by drilling holes, by judicious pruning and the use of the lightest components available. The eight-ounce tubulars may be regarded as a gambler's throw of looking for the right morning, and the 28 holed, wood insert, seven-ounce rims resulted in wheels that need handling with metaphoric kid gloves."

And probably not very robust!

 

[CTK]

Harry Quinn sold his name to Falcon? or some other brand and they made bikes for a while.(Paul Milnes has some for sale on ebay at the mo) Harry wasn't happy with the quality and bought his name back!

He then moved production to Pembrokeshire and all frames were made by either him or his son. MTBs were offered during this time. (I've seen a scan of a price list/advert somewhere on the net.)

The Harry Quinn in my signature was made during this era (80s poss early 90s) and I assume your MTB was

BTW I emailed the seller of the Harry Quinn MTB on ebay and asked if there was a frame number and ther wasn't.

 

[CTK]

http://www.bikebrothers.co.uk/harryquinn_brocure.htm

 

[legrandefromage]

any more for any more?

This jog anyone's memory?

 

[flash]

If that is as nice as my HQ track frame, it'll be brill............