Classics resources

Bikes, parts or restoration services Updated 4.26.2008
Highlighted titles are links to web site.	Address	Telephone & e-mail	Description
Clubs dedicated to Vintage Lightweight Bikes
Veteran Cycle Club (UK)	The News & Views newletter, which is in fact a nice magazine! Founded in 1955, this club covers a broad range of bicycle interests including antique as well as lightweight bicycles. There is a monthly "News & Views" newsletter magazine and the quarterly "Boneshaker" publication. Yearly membership = 18 BPS. Attn: Membership chairman, 31 Yorke Rd., Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Herts, England WD3 3DW
Sources for parts, bikes & services
American Cyclery Bike Shop	510 Frederick, San Francisco, CA 94117 (the bike shop associated with The Bicycle Trader)	415-664-4545 bradley@ americancyclery.com	*The retail bike shop has all sorts of collectible bikes and parts.*
Bicycle Classics	*Michigan*	Greg Parker Fax: (734) 426-4336 gpvb1@comcast.net	All sorts of hard or impossible to find goodies for that old or classic style bicycle.
The Bike Stand	1778 East Second St. Scotch Plains NJ 07076	Steven Willis 908-322-3330	Steve Willis' shop where he has extensive experience and some bits and pieces of interest to vintage bike buffs, including a page on his web site with odds & ends for sale.
Campagnolo Only! Buy/Sell	A heavily visited web spot for Campy Culture, including the buying & selling of Campag (sometimes vintage) parts.
*Classic Bikes of Kingston*	Kingston, WA 98346 360- 297-7144	*A bike shop with a huge and special bicycle collection plus the knowledge about what you might need!*
*Classic Bikes*	PO Box 19585 Larbert FK5 3YD Scotland	Martin Coopland REClassicBikes@aol.com	Suppliers of 'hard to source' lightweight items for bikes from the 1950's to the 1980's and representing Bates cycles.
CyclArt	2590 Pioneer Ave. Suite A Vista, CA 92083	760-599-1015 Info@CyclArt.com M - F 10 AM to 6 PM	Jim and Susan Cunningham are best known for their company's splendid refinishing and restoration work, but they also have a wide and varied selection of vintage pieces and bikes. A comprehensive list is available in their website.
First Flight Bicycle Shop Jeff Archer	216 S. Center Statesville, NC 28677	*704-878-9689* firstflight@ abts.net	*Jeff is an avid collector and Web site list for-sale range of vintage bike goods from Balloon to Lightweight...*
Samuel Fitzsimmons	*5002 Curtis Ave. Baltimore, MD 21226*	*410-354-0313* sam.fitzsimmons@verizon.net	*Sam is one of the most knowledgeable and vested collectible bike fellows in the USA! He attends virtually all the east coast meets - for Balloon tire as well as lightweights.*
Harris Bike Shop	1353 Washington St. W. Newton, MA 02165	617-44-1040 FAX 617-244-1041 CaptBike@ sheldonbrown.com	"...Make a specialty of updating high-quality older bikes with modern parts, for the rider who doesn't want to give up on an old friend, but wants more gears, better brakes, a more relaxed position, etc..."
Recycled Cycles	1011 NE Boat St. Seattle, Wash 98105	206-547-4491 sales@ recycledcycles.com	*This is a neat shop to discover on the web or in person. They have a list of retro parts on their site.*
Recycled Cycles & Service	*St. Louis, Mo*	314-862-4041 Paul@recycledcycles.net	*A used bikes & parts resource, they frequently have interesting vintage bits & pieces!*
*Rivendell Bicycle Works*	1547 Palos Verdes #402 Walnut Creek, CA 94596	510-933-7304 fax 933-7305 rivbici@ earthlinks.com	*Retro aesthetic parts and bikes... verging upon vintage. And a lot more!*
CampyOldy.com	*Dorset, UK*	Nigel Scott *01202 885643* retro33uk@yahoo.co.uk	*A very nice selection of NOS Campagnolo and other bits...*
Sellwood Cycle Repair	7639 SE Milwaukie Ave. Portland, Oregon	503.233.9392 sellwood@sellwoodcycle.com	This bike shop frequently has vintage related parts and bikes Worth checking in a search for that special component.
*VeloStuf*	Minnesota	*John Barron* jb@velostuf.com	*Part time yet very active reseller of NOS and select used Vintage goods & Bikes in an eclectic mix.*
VIA Bike Shop	606 S.9th St. Philadelphia, PA 19147	Curtis Anthony 215-627-3370 bikeville @erols.com	*10,000 sq. ft. crammed full of cycling history! 17 years buying selling, trading & repairing.... 10-5 Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat, 1-9 Wed.*
Vintage Road Bike.com	Boulder, Colorado	Mike Kone hersefan@comcast.net	Mike Kone's Updated Price Guide to Vintage Lightweights, Guide to Vintage Components, Buy/Sell Marketplace
VintageVelos	Atlanta, Georgia & Switzerland	Alex Tel. 770 991 2274 fax 770 991 5244 info@ vintagevelos.com	*A great web site and an elegant selection of primarily Italian bikes and parts. The proprietor travels between Georgia and Switzerland with his finds.*
Alexander Von Tutschek	Alexander von Tutschek Bath, England.	01225-465532 Fax: 01225-464355. vontutschek@onetel.com	British Collector specializing in the period 1930-60 who frequently has bits for sale. Hubs, rims, gears, brakes, etc. for period British light weights (these bikes were often fitted with French and Italian equipment)

Refinishing (USA) The listed painters are those with an established reputation for vintage bikes; having demonstrated access to decals, having expertise with varnish-apply decals, being familiar with vintage colors schemes and pin striping. There are probably others able to do equally good work. Please submit first class paint services that you personally have used.
Jim Allen CycleSmiths	P.O. Box 42 San Marcos, CA 92069	*jimallen@nctimes.net*	A very experienced painter who may very well have painted all the best custom builder's frames at one time or the other!
Vintage Cycle Studios	La Mesa, California	`(619)317-1304` brianbaylis@juno.com	Brian Baylis provides the finest in vintage bike restorations, etc..
Cyclomondo	Greg Softley	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia by email (new web site under development)	"...excellent replica decals" Greg has reproduced many famous and hard to find marque's and now supplies many refinishing shops...
Joe Bell	*San Diego, C*alifornia	*619-469-4312* www.joebell.biz	*Considered one of the top paint shops in the USA. Currently the painter for Rivendell & Richard Sachs, among others.*
Creative Cycle Works	210 Robert E. Lee blvd. New Orleans, Louisiana	504-430-2015 Danny Green creativecycleworks@cox.net	"an excellent painter and quite imaginative in his custom paint schemes. He's a nice guy and honest to boot."
CyclArt	2590 Pioneer Ave. Suite A Vista, CA 92083-8427	760-599-1015 fax 760-599-1017 Info@CyclArt.com	*Known for their company's splendid refinishing and restoration work, including repro decals.*
Elliot Bay Bicycles	2116 Western Ave. Seattle, Washington 98121	206-441-8144 ebbikes1@aol.com	Davidson frames, restorations and decal reproductions. Co-owner Bob Freeman is a very knowledgeable vintage bike enthusiast.
Doug Fattic	914 South Third St., Niles, Michigan 49120	269-684-6761 fatticbicycles@qtm.net	Doug is a well respected custom frame maker, who learned his craft from Ellis-Briggs in Shipley, UK
Franklin Frames	7179 Reform Rd., Newark, OH 43055	740-763-3838 franklinframe@alltel.net	*Jack & Rhonda have been at this for many years, 25 plus.... great frames, resprays, modifications and repair service.*
Hot Tubes	75 Webster Street, Worcester, Massachusetts	(508) 792-9545 Tobny Stanton info@hottubes.com	Well known northeastern frame builder and painter
Chris Kvale	Minnesota	612 724-8843.	Frame builder and painter, par excellence!
Litton Cycles	999 West Cutting Blvd, Unit 15 Point Richmond, California 94804	Ed Litton 510-237-1132 E-mail	Ed has a great sensibility for and experience with vintage lightweights. He also has been a specialist for Bianchi. See his page in this web site Click
Pfeiffer Pframes	727 Church St., Central, South Carolina	864-639-1194 mary@koolbikes.com	Full refinishing service plus decal recreation...
Bryan Proctor's Custom Metal Finishing	5270 E. Apple Ave. Muskegon, MI 49442	800-383-4277	Show-quality chrome specialist, mostly dealing with Balloon tired bikes.
`Southwest Frameworks`	Dallas, Texas	214.358.2579 david@southwestframeworks.com	`David Cheakas builds frames and does complete refinishing work.`
Spectrum cycles	1190 Dorney Road, Breinigsville, PA	610-398-1986 spctrum@aol.com	Tom Kellogg and Jeff Duser build repair and paint at the highest level of the craft.
Waterford Precision Cycles, Inc.	816 W. Bakke Ave. Waterford, Wisconsin	262.534.4190 Fax 262.534.4194 makeitnew@waterfordbikes.com	High quality painting services with special expertise for vintage Schwinn Paramounts.
Peter Weigle	Hamburg Road, Lyme, Conn.	860-434-0700	A well respected frame builder, Peter is an ace restorer & has a history going back to Witcomb USA (for which he is the only source for decals).
In the UK: The listed companies have an established reputation for excellence in vintage projects.. The catch is that while their charges are very reasonable, the shipping to & from England from the states makes the resulting total cost high.
Argos	Bristol	*+44 (0) 117 9724730 & fax* www.argoscycles.com	*In operation since 1974; frame making and refinishing services.*
H Lloyd Cycles	NICK_AT_LLOYDS @compuserve.com Masons Barn, Mauldes Meaburn, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 3HN UK	011 44 193 171 5439	*Bicycle decals (transfers) for many older makes especially British.*
Skill Enamellers	Phil Insley Unit E6, The Ropewalk Industrial Centre, The Ropewalk, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5HX.	Telephone: (0115) 930 1976.	Was the painter at Raleigh, Ilkeston and finished all the team frames. He has all the original Raleigh paints.
Bob Jackson	*Station Buildings 312-324 Stanningley Road, Bramley, Leeds, LS13 3EG*	01 44 113 255 9844 fax 01 44 113 255 4444 factory@ bobjacksoncycles. demon.co.uk	*Of course doing their own make, but also refinishing other makes.*
Group of UK businesses who provide restoration services. (Readers who have specific experiences and endorsements, please supply info to clarify services offered.)	API resprays (Essex) 01245 360009	Colourtech (Kent) 01322 555549	DD Enterprises (near Sheffield) 01909 569404
	Chris Grange (Harpendon) 01279 758718	Mercian (Derby) 01332 346786	Chris Marshall (Keighley) 01535 691073
	Les Rigden (Brighton) 01273 681861	M Steel cycles (Newcastle) 0191 234 4275	Mario Vaz (London) 0208 852 0711
*Miscellaneous Repair Services*
Brooks Saddle Restoration, Tony Colegrave	A. Colgrave Wellhouse Northian Rye East Sussex TN31 6HY, England 01797 253177	"Tony Colegrave, who used to run the Brooks factory repair service in England, now restores Brooks saddles on a freelance basis. I have recently had a 1930's B17N restored by him for an early CCM Flyer track bike. He did a simply spectacular job. Not only that, he was prompt and quite reasonable as well. He has the early pattern stamps for the sides of the saddle, and also the early emblems for the back of the saddle. The price does approach that of a new Brooks saddle, but a new Brooks saddle doesn't compare, in terms of quality or appearance, for an older restoration." Larry Strung
Phoenix Hub Gear Repairs, Mr. P.M. Read	19 Redbridge, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England 01908 227010	This service is a complete solution for problems with Internal gear hubs from Sturmey-Archer, BSA and Brampton. Mr. Peace has the expertise and parts for many generations of these vintage hubs, and at reasonable costs...
The Saddle Shop Chuck Liepham	4312 Three Mule Rd. Traverse City MI 49686 616-946-0944 days 616-946-0942 evenings No calls after 8 PM EST	Balloon tire specialist who may be able to help in certain lightweight bikes projects....."Each seat is taken apart, stripped to the bare metal, repaired as needed, repainted or replated as necessary then recovered. Chuck ensures that the leather he uses is the correct grain as the original and that the stitching is authentically reproduced. The padding he uses also is an exact duplicate of the original. Each seat is done by hand. Chuck is stickler for details and his restoration work is among the best your money can buy." The Classic & Antique Bicycle Exchange
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