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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:57:01 -0400
Thread-Topic: British Frame Builders
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From: "Bingham, Wayne R." <WBINGHAM@imf.org>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]British Frame Builders
I, too, am fascinated by all the information on small-production frame
builders from the UK. It also gives me the opportunity to plug my
favorite, Stan Pike. Stan built frames for only a short time, from the
late 70's through November of 83, when he died at age 46. He has been
described as "one of the most highly rated builders" of his time by
Hilary Stone, who just happens to have a lovely Stan Pike up for auction
on eBay right now:
http://ebay.com/<blah>
8789&rd=1
- item number 2250988789
Stan started building in the garage of his home, but eventually bought a
shop in Crewkerne, South West of England in the county of Somerset. The
shop, formerly Bob White cycles, was re-named Stan Pike Cycles. Stan
set up workshops in the back where he built the frames until his death
in 83. He supposedly also built frames for Don Farrell cycles, Ken
Ryall cycles, Fred Baker cycles, which carried their respective names,
and taught Arthur Needham at Argos how to build frames. After Stan's
death, his son Phillip, who had been his assistant in the frame building
operation, carried on for a short time with a line of frames labeled
"Pike of Crekerne", but folded the operation by the mid 80's. I'm still
trying to determine the number of frames Stan actually built during his
lifetime. I have a frame that was built in February of '83, one of five
frames built that month, according to the information that I got from
Stan's other son, Steve. I'm continually searching for information on
Stan Pike and his frames. Mine can be seen here:
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British/Pike_Stan.htm, but there are
still a few minor mistakes in the description.
Wayne Bingham
Falls Church VA