Hi Danny,
There is a turn-of-the-century (1895-1912) shop located in San Jose. It is called Faber's Cyclery. I started "un-earthing" things there roughly five years ago. I believe I got darn near everything that was worth anything and sold 95% of it.
They have recently torn down the "boarded up" rooms (which contained a lot of old stuff and are working on converting in into a museum.
A lot of interesting stuff remains there. If you are ever in the San Jose area I would highly recommend that you stop in and check it out. Ask for Alex and ask if you can go "look around the yard." Be sure to tell him that "Ted" sent you.
Without question the most awesome shop in the Bay Area.
http://www.sanjose.com/
http://www.metroactive.com/
I kind of remember Tony's; but I was really young. I think he was back in that area near Togo's and the old "Food and Grog" joint. I do remember a friend buying a set of the Martano "bow-tie" rims from Tony's.
Ted Baer
Palo Alto, CA
> Curious here, Which very old shop? anyone from the
> Palo Alto area remember Tony's Bike Shop? I don't
> think he worked much on the sort of bikes discussed
> here, but what a character.
>
> Daniel Jefferson
> Seattle
>
> "Ted E. Baer" <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> What was the primary reason Cinelli changed the
> Bivalent hub body structure from the early
> three-piece
> style (1961-1964?) to the solid block aluminum
> bodies
> (circa 1965)? My guess would be primarily for
> overall
> strength improvement.
>
> In reading the archives I came across one post that
> mentioned that the Bivalent hub bodies themselves
> were
> made by Campagnolo. Is this indeed true? Did
> Campagnolo make both the early style Bivalent (three
> piece) and the second style (solid block) as well?
>
> Is there a Cinelli Bivalent "time-line" available
> somewhere? I see that the first generation hubs were
> introduced in 1961. Then in 1965 the second
> generation were introduced. How long after '65 did
> these hubs remain in production?
>
> Lastly, there is a very old shop around here and I
> have seen hubs identical to the Cinelli Bivalent
> (laying around on the ground in the dirt) that are
> engraved "Schwinn" (in cursive writing.) Did Schwinn
> come up with a bivalent hub before Cinelli?
>
> Ted Baer
> Palo Alto, CA
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