Who in Australia is building the Hetchins? I am familiar with Kenevans bikes, there were a few sold in my region in the 1980's, 753 and SLX road bikes.
David Feldman
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>From: "clive rodell" <cqt@intercoast.com.au>
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: [CR](no subject)
>Date: Mon, Dec 11, 2000, 7:38 AM
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>Profile
>Clive Rodell
>Born St. Austell, Cornwall, England 1956
>Started Cycling age 9
>
>First bike 1948 Bates BAR Cantiflex diadrant etc
>other bikes while a teenager included All chrome Magnum Opus Path, 2x Rory
>O'Brien, Harry Daycock Path (Ex Alan Gayfer one time editor of Cycling
>Weekly), Pennine, Rotrax, Ephgrave and Harry Quinn superlight.
>gave up cycling for 30 years! (had to chose between surfing and cycling as a sport)
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>I have the franchise from David Miller to build Hetchin's in Australia
>
>Current bikes;
>1958 Hetchin's Experto Crede
>50's Hetchin's Vade Mecum mk1
>1970 Hetchin's Italianate
>1999 Hetchin's Magnum opus deluxe
>2000 Hetchin's Magnum opus (being made in Australia)
>1970 Raleigh team track bike (including team jersey)
>50's Carlton International (project)
>60's Geminiani (project)
>circa 70 Peugeot px10 (restored to Tom Simpson spec)
>mid 70's Gimondi world championship model Bianchi
>60's Coppi
>1905 Ixion track
>30's Oppy Malvern star marked TDF model
>30's Oppy Malvern Star road
>50's ? Torpado ? #T717 (project) (features internal cable routing on
>downtube, panel lugs etc)
>circa 73 team Gitane (very rough commuter bike)
>unknown path (with some strange/interesting features)
>1998 Paconi (soon to be replaced on the road by the new Hetchin's
>mid 90's Kerry Hopkins track
>Too many spares ! (no space) 1" pitch/Campag etc etc