Hi Ann and CR list, I too would love to get a color copy of the article..... Sam Braxton of Missoula Montana's Braxton Bike Shop has "moved on" to the framebuilder's home in the sky. Sam Braxton died at least 10 years ago. I spoke with his wife after his death. Sam Braxton's bicycles seemed to be have been "a local phenomenom". I met several people at his shop that had custom made Braxton bicycles. I was at his shop in 1988 and still have the Braxton Bike Shop decals on a set of heavy duty touring wheels he built for my bicycle. Sam was also very active with BIKECENTENNIAL (now Adventure Cycling) headquartered in Missoula,Montana. I don't know if the shop is still in business.It continued a few years after his death.
ADP wrote:
> I've got a copy of "Bicycling" from November 1975 that has an article
> titled "American Frame builders - Who's doing what?" that lists a few
> people I've never heard of, and has a GREAT picture of Matt Assenmacher,
> holding up one of his finished road bikes.
>
> Remember these names?
>
> Douglas Haddock - Gus Betat Framesets
> Sam Braxton - Braxton Bike Shop
> Theodore De Capiteau
> Rick Green - Talbot Frames
> James Pickering - Pickering Cycles
> RT Jansen Bicycles
> Jeff Lindsey - WJL Custom Frames
> Angel Rodriguez - Rodriguez Custom Frames
> Bell Lagna - Medallion Bicycles
> Rob Horowitz - Tanguy Cycles
> Barbara Coole, Jeffrey Richman and Timothy Bouguet
>
> Anyone know where they went?
>
> And of course the guys who's bikes I've seen in the past.
>
> William Boston
> James Brittian
> Bob Cox
> Colin Laing
> Barry Koenig
> Jim Redcay
> AD Stump
> Rich Grubb
>
> Ann Phillips, atlanta Ga - I need to build an Ark!