chickendrumsticks
Senior Retro Guru
Haven't seen another SHEFFIELD LANGSETT apart from my old thing.
It was a genuine manufacturer from 1980 when Gijs Van Tuyl set up his own shop and brand albeit drawing on foreign builders for some of the work - a bit like Concorde ;-)Is van tuyl a genuine manufacturer's brand or is it the in-house label for Race Scene at Barnsley?
I knew someone who rode one and it just looked like a generic shop aluminum frame
My EG Bates ok some photos no longer existJon Spooner, Les Rigden, Leach Marathon, Hawkes, E.G Bates.
I stand corrected.My EG Bates ok some photos no longer exist
Haven't seen another SHEFFIELD LANGSETT apart from my old thing.
Not built by but sold under the name of:-In the virally induced catatonic state I have been in since Boxing Day I have occasionally found my thoughts actually veering towards cycling in all its facets. One theme that popped up was that of frame and bike brands that, despite being seemingly popular in their day, have not (in my memory anyway) appeared on RB. I'm going to list some of them below. Many were frequent advertisers in Cycling and Sporting Cyclist magazines so there should be a reasonable number of their bikes 'out there' somewhere.
Clifton Cycles of Birkenhead. Many local club cyclists rode them
Sid Mottram, Leicester. Lots of ads in SC.
Henry Holmes of Sheffield and Rotherham. I think there were possibly 3 shops at one time and they had a team of independents racing for them
Temple Cycles of York. Again ran a team of independents with some well known names amongst them.
Uppadine of Doncaster. Frequent ads in SC and a big shop.
Fred Dean. Ran an independent team for many years.
Cyril Wren, Kingston-on-Thames. Frequent advertiser in SC offering re-sprays etc.
Mal Rees. Ridden by many top riders BITD.
Johnny Kay, Lancashire. Advertised 6 3/4 lb frames in the small ads in Cycling.
Wilsons of Birmingham. Lots of ads in SC for frames and clothing and a team of successful independents.
I am sure there are many more - I can think of several - so does anyone else have any names to add?