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Old 11-16-11, 09:59 AM
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Hi Peter and welcome to C & V, nice to find another member in the UK. I can't help with your bike ID, but seeing the name Ernie Clements reminded me of a recent chat I had with an old cyclist gent from Ludlow.

His father lives in Broseley near Telford and they both remember Ernie having a workshop in later life, over the road from his father's house. I think Ernie was a bit of a character and well known in the area, and a few people were aware of his financial difficulties. Things had got so bad Ernie was expecting an imminent visit from the bailiffs. At the back of his workshop was a disused mining pit, so Ernie had the bright idea of stashing all his frames down the pit. I don't think the bailiffs ever arrived and shortly after poor old Ernie became quite ill and never made it back to recover his frames.

The gentleman who I spoke to often sits with his 92 year old father, looking out over Ernies long gone workshop site, and wonder if Ernie's frames are still there.

Nothing to do with your bike, but an interesting bit of Ernie Clements history!
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