In a phone conversation in the early '90s Mr. Hill told me that a dealer from California wanted to buy the entire CycloPedia inventory and when Hill refused the dealer threatened court action. Hill wanted to sell his stock to individuals as bike parts, not collectibles. Out of anger he took the stock to a junkyard.
Bill Gale
On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> Jason Cloutier wrote:
> >
> > CycloPedia was operated by Gaylord Hill and closed
> > several years ago. They still had an extensive
> > inventory ($250K) and were looking for a buyer.
> >
> > Mr. Hill was involved with recumbent racing but had a
> > falling out with IHPVA. There were rumors that he
> > destroyed some collectible parts because he felt that
> > the whole vintage thing was silly. These are only
> > rumors which someone else may be able to refute or
> > dispute.
>
>
> Yes, straight from the horse's mouth (or maybe other end); Gaylord Hill
> told me he destroyed inventory of vintage parts because he didn't like
> customers buying and then reselling his merchandise! Go figure!?!?!
>
> Chuck Schmidt
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