Most recently he has been working at Mavic in their R-SYS wheel development
program...


On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Easy. Sam Hillborne was a pioneer in making bicycles out of synthetic
> non-metals, and in designing frames with extremely tight tire
> clearances, and no way to mount fenders or a rack. I think he also
> invented those CO2-cartridge tire inflation devices.
>
> On Jun 11, 12:53 pm, relistan <[email protected]> wrote:
> > So I'm hoping someone here knows the answer to this.  Where did Grant
> > get the name of the Sam Hillborne?  Maybe this was in a past Reader
> > that I missed, or maybe it's obvious to everyone but me.  I have a
> > 60cm arriving shortly and names seem important an I thought I ought to
> > know where the name comes from (doubtless I will be asked).  I can
> > come up with several possibilities, but thought someone might point me
> > in the right direction.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Karl
> >
>


-- 
Cheers,
David
Redlands, CA

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