Fwd: [CR]Phil Wood and Bikecentennial

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From: <Ebbikes@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 15:22:12 EST
Subject: Fwd: [CR]Phil Wood and Bikecentennial
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

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Robb - Yep, been there many times. Rode TOSRV half a dozen times and became acquainted with a fellow named Len that worked there. You must know him. He had a light blue Ellis-Briggs, although I might be confusing him with his friend Bill Taylor. Did you know him too? I think Len was there that summer. I stopped in on B76 and had someone there overhaul my freewheel. Who does that anymore? I was running a 45/50 and 14-32 per Fred B. Wrong's half-step gearing idea, and the low just wasn't cutting it for the hills, so I switched to the max, 42/45 and 14-34. There weren't many triples available at the time. It was on that ride that I saw my first Jack Taylor and fell in love with the classic look. That one was very similar to one I bought last month. BTW, the Phil Wood/Super Champ wheels I rode across the US were built at Dan Gould's Custom Cycle there in Missoula. I seem to remember the whole wheelset cost me about $140. Them were the days. I also knew the Braxtons pretty well, and Shirley still stops in to see me when she is in town. She closed the shop a few years after Sam died, ironically less than a year after he retired from the railroad. Her son Dalt had run the shop ever since, but got tired of if I guess. I would like to have been there when they auctioned off that incredible stash of inventory.

Visit our shop if you get a chance:

http://www.elliottbaybicycles.com

Cheers Bob

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<HTML>Robb - Yep, been there many times.  Rode TOSRV half a dozen times and became acquainted with a fellow named Len that worked there.  You must know him.  He had a light blue Ellis-Briggs, although I might be confusing him with his friend Bill Taylor.  Did you know him too?   I think Len was there that summer.  I stopped in on B76 and had someone there overhaul my freewheel.   Who does that anymore?  I was running a 45/50 and 14-32 per Fred B. Wrong's half-step gearing idea, and the low just wasn't cutting it for the hills, so I switched to the max, 42/45 and 14-34.  There weren't many triples available at the time.  It was on that ride that I saw my first Jack Taylor and fell in love with the classic look.  That one was very similar to one I bought last month.  BTW, the Phil Wood/Super Champ wheels I rode across the US were built ! at Dan Gould's Custom Cycle there in Missoula.  I seem to remember the whole wheelset cost me about $140.  Them were the days.  I also knew the Braxtons pretty well, and Shirley still stops in to see me when she is in town.  She closed the shop a few years after Sam died, ironically less than a year after he retired from the railroad.  Her son Dalt had run the shop ever since, but got tired of if I guess.  I would like to have been there when they auctioned off that incredible stash of inventory.   Visit our shop if you get a chance: www.elliottbaybicycles.com Cheers Bob</HTML>

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