RE: [CR]Condor Jewels

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From: "Larry Hakim" <larryhakim@hotmail.com>
To: peterg.brown@ntlworld.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR]Condor Jewels
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:07:43 -0500


>From memory those look like the lug styles in my 1970's catalog. Huge difference in quality between the two catalogs I might add. I think Monty Young's son Grant is the only one doing the lugged steel frames. I have it from a good source that most of what he knows about framebuilder came from Vic Edwards an outstanding journeyman builder, who worked at Condor in the 70's. Monty himself was the "wheels" man.

Larry Hakim Batesville, MS


>From: "Peter Brown" <peterg.brown@ntlworld.com>
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: [CR]Condor Jewels
>Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:39:36 +0100
>
>List members who have recently become aware of the beauty of Condors may
>like to see a page from one of their 90s catalogues, which is at
>http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/Condor . Without checking too closely
>I think all the lugs shown are based on Bill Hurlow designs. I believe
>these frames are still available from Condor as special orders. I am
>waiting impatiently for a Condor frame to arrive which I bought on eBay
>recently, and will post some pics when it arrives. See
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
><http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7158536656&ss
>PageName=STRK:MEWN:IT> &rd=1&item=7158536656&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT .
>I obviously have some work to do on it, but it should turn out to be a
>worthwhile purchase.
>
>Peter Brown, Lincolnshire, England