On Sep 19, 2014, at 3:45 PM, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here's an interesting essay about framebuilder J P Weigle. > > http://www.core77.com/blog/exhibitions/bike_cult_show_2014_jp_weigle_reflects_on_40_years_of_framebuilding_-_a_photo_essay_27485.asp > > Like several other well-known framebuilders he spent some time at Witcomb > Cycles, which was a ramshackle place about 2 miles from where I live. When I > was first thinking about having a made-to-measure bike Witcomb's was one of > the places I spent time talking to him. The shop still looked exactly as it > does in that photo - it was a wonderful place. I eventually decided on > Roberts, and shortly afterwards Witcomb's moved to Wales and disappeared. Thanks for this, Bob. Interesting story. Beautiful bikes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." - Chief Seattle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
