Originally Posted by Chilero

Since I've seen Rickert mentioned here and there in this thread I thought I'd chime in. Hugo Rickert was ordered to cease and desist from using the name RIC on his frames and so he had to change to using his full last name, Rickert. But he did build a few RICs in the year and a half before the trade mark infringement lawsuit. I have one of these RIC frames, not in the best of shape but I haven't wanted to repaint it as it is an extremely rare and beautiful even in its current state. The pictures in the attached link are as the bike now stands. I've built it up as a rider with whatever was handy in my workshop but one can still see the beauty in the details. The pin-striping was done by Hugo Rickert's wife in the kitchen table, as I've been told by an eyewitness. I'm also including pictures of a Rickert track bicycle, this one belongs to a friend of mine in japan and was photographed at my house while in transit.

RIC road bike: http://s343.photobucket.com/albums/o...ently%20built/
Rickert track bike: http://s343.photobucket.com/albums/o...0Track%20bike/