I don't think I'd call Doug "little known", he's underated sure but I've seen lots of articles about him over time. One of the reasons I started the thread was to get to know some names. The guy I started with, Sam Braxton, has never to my knowledge had anything writeen about him in the cycling press and only 2 other people on the list have even heard of him. These are the kinds of builders I've been looking. I think there are a small group of builders like Fattic and Della Santa who are vastly underated even though they've had tons of press coverage, but that's another thread. enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives "Nobody can do everything, but if everybody did something everything would get done." Gil Scott-Heron
On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Mark Petry wrote:
> Oh, nobody has mentioned Doug FATTIC of Niles, Michigan, a very talented
> builder who made some very light frames frequently in Ishiwata tubing. His
> filing and finishing on the dropouts and stay ends was phenomenal. Several
> people I raced with in Columbus Ohio rode Fattic frames in the mid 70s.
> They were the high line local frames sold by Pete DiSalvo's "International
> Pro Bike Shop" in Dayton, Ohio.
>
> Fattic is still building, his work was featured at last years Anaheim show
> in the Shimano booth I believe, a crazy exotic frame with all the trimmings,
> very nice.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sarah Gibson" <sadiejane9@hotmail.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 3:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR] Little known builders
>
>
> > another local framebuilder is jeffery bock out of ames, iowa. it is
> possible
> > that he is still building frames sometimes. i have run across two of his
> > frames. the first from the late 70's to early 80's that is beautifully
> done.
> > it came to me set up with half-step gearing on a campag triple. it's 56c-c
> > with a 54tt which is nearly perfect for me. the lugs are filed so thin
> that
> > you must be careful when you remove the seatpost that you don't cut
> > yourself. very fine long point lugs once again filed to paper thinness.
> the
> > other is a touring frame made in the mid 70's. the lugs are as thinly
> filed
> > and have cutouts. it has canti braze-ons and came with mafac cantis. i
> know
> > the guy who it was made for and he traveled all over the world with it. it
> > has a very british feel with the stripped paint on the seattube. there are
> a
> > couple more bock bikes in the area both made specifically for the current
> > owners in the 80's. i can supply photos if anyone is interested. recently
> a
> > sales rep who travels to ames gave me bock's phone number.
> > my brother lives in missoula and has mentioned the desire the braxton
> frames
> > elicit there. great subject
> > peace
> > sarah
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sarah Gibson * Old Town Cyclery * Lenexa * Kansas
> > 13440 Sante Fe Trail
> > Lenexa, KS 66215
> > 913 894 5588
> > 913 894 5553 fax
> > http://www.oldtowncyclery.com/