Re: [CR] Forgotten Models--A.S.Gillott "Alpine Tourist De Luxe"

(Example: Books:Ron Kitching)

Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:09:43 -0800 (PST)
From: "Peter Jourdain" <pjourdain@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Forgotten Models--A.S.Gillott "Alpine Tourist De Luxe"
To: Michael Butler <pariscycles@yahoo.co.uk>, CR Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <20051123142231.45604.qmail@web25304.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>


Mick--

Do you (or does anyone out there) have a catalogue illustration or a photo you might scan and post? Would love to see one!

Cheerio,

Peter Jourdain
Whitewater, Wisconsin


--- Michael Butler wrote:


> Occasionally a CR posting reminds us of a famous
> maker
> but what about the long forgotten models they made
> which have simply vanished from our memories.
> One such model that is worthy of a mention is the
> A.S.Gillott "Alpine Tourist De Luxe". Anybody ever
> heard of this rarity. I have only ever seen one
> which
> I had the privilege to briefly ride. This machine
> belonged to the late SVCC stalwart Frank Whitt.
> It was a tourist's delight. Welded lugless frame 71
> parallel angles. 3" fork rake. 42.5" wheelbase. This
> frame had every clip, lug, bracket and cable stop
> brazed on. This included the steel rear pannier
> rack,
> no slipping or annoying rattles here.
> It was fitted with double clngers 46T/30T and
> Simplex
> Tourist Gears. four speed block 15-17-19-21 giving
> ratios of 37" to 79" in nice practical steps.
> Came with good old 26 x 1 3/8" wheels with Dunlop
> alloy EA's and John Bull Safety Speed tyres. GB
> Grand
> Tour QR brakes remember them? Alloy guards
> re-inforeced on the front to carry a dynamo
> headlamp.
> They even put the frame number on a separate brazed
> plate on the head.
> Rene Herse? No a Gillott for me.
> Clearing out old catalogues and magazines when my
> fast vanishing brain cells were seriously jogged by
> those yellowing pages.
>
> Thats all for now. Keep those wheels spinning, in
> your memories if not still on the road. Be lucky
> Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.
>
>
>
>
>
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