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Special thanks to Ted Ernst

 Created 1.16.2007                      Click on images for larger view.

   "Hugo Rickert started making frames in 1955. He stopped about 2002/3 when he had a stroke and couldn't work any more. Rickert tried to keep going with one arm and his wife Doris tried to hold the frame and stuff to braze. His being in a wheelchair made it somewhat awkward, so he begrudgingly had to pack it in and sold all his stuff off. " 

Ted Ernst 

A "stayer" bike on display in
Ted Ernst's shop in Manhattan Beach, CA

Photo Number 10    Photo Number 11

Older track iron, also at Ted's shop

Photo Number 41   Photo Number 42   Photo Number 43

1970s (?) track bike  in Ted's collection

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