Ray; I prefer the smaller shop as in Hetchins, and prefer to collect rarer bikes with a bit of history behind them, bikes in original condition etc. I realize Hetchins in the the smallest of builders, but compared to the number per year put out by other companies, I would classify them as a smaller shop, but certainly not as limited in production as Thanet.
Peter Naiman
Glendale, WI
> I have read with interest several posts in the last
> few weeks regarding
> the collecting of branded bicycle from the early
> days vs. the later year
> models. Staying within the CR timeline what is your
> preference. As an
> example, do you believe that early hand made
> bicycles of a builder of
> notoriety hold more value/mojo than later models
> where some profess the
> builder got better with age. I prefer the latter as
> I think of it as like
> most collectibles where first runs or early models
> are scarcer and show a
> beginning mark of a now famed builder. This is just
> for fun as there is no
> right answer but I am curious after seeing both
> sides of the argument on
> display here recently
>
> Ray Homiski
> Elizabeth, NJ
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