Re: Bill Stevenson (was Re: [CR]Ross Signatures explained somewhat)

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From: "feldman" <feldmanbike@yahoo.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Jon Muellner" <jon@mountainbike.org>
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Subject: Re: Bill Stevenson (was Re: [CR]Ross Signatures explained somewhat)
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:07:49 -0800


Another interesting direction that Bill's work went in for awhile; he was an early contract builder for Fisher Mountainbikes, built a number of the high end early editions of the Mt Tam and team race bikes. Bill knows how to lay a fillet around a joint quite well. David Feldman


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From: Jon Muellner
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: Bill Stevenson (was Re: [CR]Ross Signatures explained somewhat)



> Response to Ken from Mark Petry:
>
> >He's still at the Bike Stand in Olympia, WA and builds some very unique
> >machines, with stainless steel lugs that polish up like chrome.
> >Listmember Pete Brissing has 2 Stevenson bikes and they are first rate.
>
> I've known Bill for many years living in Olympia, WA and I was the
> hard goods buyer for Olympic Outfitters/Bike Stand from 1989-1992. He
> does some really fine work and I've had the pleasure of messing
> around in his frame shop (no I didn't touch anything, really;-)
>
> A friend in Spokane has a couple of Stevenson MTB's (one URT style,
> one custom hardtail for 3"+ tire widths) and my local Port Townsend
> riding buddy David has a very fast (looking and performance-wise)
> fillet-brazed road bike with a Stevenson custom stem.
>
> He does excellent work, but you should be patient with the build time
> I've heard.
>
> Jon
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