Famous wheel builders

[Anonymous]

Was having a conversation with a man in town yesterday, and he mentioned a man's name as the most
famous wheelbuilder in the UK. I'd never heard of him. So this got me wondering - are there any
wheel builders out there famous enough to be known by name?

(I know of Pete Matthews, but that's only because my dad had some of his wheels, so this may
not count.)

cheers, clive

[Mike K Smith]

Clive George wrote:
>
> Was having a conversation with a man in town yesterday, and he mentioned a man's name as the most
> famous wheelbuilder in the UK. I'd never heard of him. So this got me wondering - are there any
> wheel builders out there famous enough to be known by name?
>
> (I know of Pete Matthews, but that's only because my dad had some of his wheels, so this may
> not count.)
In the early 80's someone used to advertise"Champion Wheels, built by Bricky" in the comic. It was
either Dave Lloyd, when he had the shop in Bebington, or Dave Hinde in Crewe.

If someone asked me to name a famous wheel builder I think Pete Matthews would be my first
answer, too.

[Graham]

"Mike K Smith" <Mike.K.Smith@sun.com> wrote in message news:3F3A6C5C.A3B39A63@sun.com...
> Clive George wrote:
> >
> > Was having a conversation with a man in town yesterday, and he mentioned
a
> > man's name as the most famous wheelbuilder in the UK. I'd never heard of him. So this got me
> > wondering - are there any wheel builders out there famous enough to be known by name?
> >
> > (I know of Pete Matthews, but that's only because my dad had some of his wheels, so this may not
> > count.)
> In the early 80's someone used to advertise"Champion Wheels, built by Bricky" in the comic. It was
> either Dave Lloyd, when he had the shop in Bebington, or Dave Hinde in Crewe.
>
> If someone asked me to name a famous wheel builder I think Pete Matthews would be my first
> answer, too.

Wheelcraft, in Clachan of Campsie, Scotland. Everyone here knows Alistair.

Graham

[Iddqdatworldonl]

Clive George wrote:

> Was having a conversation with a man in town yesterday, and he mentioned a man's name as the most
> famous wheelbuilder in the UK. I'd never heard of him. So this got me wondering - are there any
> wheel builders out there famous enough to be known by name?
>
Harry Roland perhaphs?

But buy the next issue of Mountain Bike Action (The september one), they run an article about the
very subject except of course the cover US builders.

Kind regards

Bruno

[Andy Dingley]

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:37:38 +0100, "Clive George"

>are there any wheel builders out there famous enough to be known by name?

One of my last conversations in an LBS (certainly the last in that one!) centred around
wheelbuilding, and the fact you _could_ build wheels. The clueless spotty oik was not only convinced
that all wheels came out of a Taiwanese wheel-o-matic machine, but that this was the _only_ way to
obtain one.

No doubt a recumbent was what happened when you let a normal bicycle be hatched out by a
cockerel....

[Jim Price]

iddqdATworldonline.dk wrote:

> Clive George wrote:
>
>> Was having a conversation with a man in town yesterday, and he mentioned a man's name as the most
>> famous wheelbuilder in the UK. I'd never heard of him. So this got me wondering - are there any
>> wheel builders out there famous enough to be known by name?
>>
> Harry Roland perhaphs?

I've heard of Harry Rowland in wheelbuilding circles (sorry). I've not had any wheels built by
him though.

--
Jim Price

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[Kenneth Clement]

news:bhdpm2$at6$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Was having a conversation with a man in town yesterday, and he mentioned a man's name as the most
> famous wheelbuilder in the UK. I'd never heard of him. So this got me wondering - are there any
> wheel builders out there famous enough to be known by name?
>
> (I know of Pete Matthews, but that's only because my dad had some of his wheels, so this may
> not count.)

Harry Rowland built the wheels on my Roberts road bike and Paul Hewitt the ones on my custom tourer.

Ken.

[David Bertensha]

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:19:20 +0000 (UTC), "Graham" <gtgelliott@btinternet.com> wrote:
>> In the early 80's someone used to advertise"Champion Wheels, built by Bricky" in the comic. It
>> was either Dave Lloyd, when he had the shop in Bebington, or Dave Hinde in Crewe.

Dave Hinde's in Northwich now and has been for many years - I used to live just along from his shop.
His website is www.davehinde.co.uk

David

[Dan Gregory]

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