In fact, there is a nice photo of a Davis Components bottom
bracket shell on the Classic Rendezvous Witcomb page:
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
> they were based in birmingham, england and made
> most/all/lotsa the sand-cast parts we associate
> with late 60s-ish british frame pieces.
> check the archives; at witcomb london, jim collier
> used to file off some of the name on the davis components
> bb shells and orient the letters to read "vis compone"
> and then parade around the shop saying, "vis compone.
> italian parts on english bicycles..."
> don't you remember these chestnuts????????????????????
> e-RICHIE
> chester-upon-dorking-upon-thistle, ct
>
>
>
> -- OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/22/2004 10:54:33 AM Eastern Standard
> Time,
> richardsachs@juno.com writes:
>
> << davis components. >>
>
> Who dat? Elaborate, elucidate, extemporize plz!
> French, British, Italian, Yugoslavian?
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC
>
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