Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
What was Cyclops output like? I also recall hearing that there are cyclops that he didn't build. I don't remember the details, but I think I recall that the ones with rider names are the real deal.
Aaron:
Yes - devinfan pretty much nailed it. To fill in the detail just a bit, Mulholland often repainted other, non-Cyclops bikes - and slapped on Cyclops decals while at it. So there are many bikes floating around that have the Cyclops livery, but on closer inspection turn out to be something else. I've seen a couple of these, and they sometimes carry a very explicit decal on the top tube (as devinfan states), noting the bike is 'painted by' M. Mulholland & Son. Sometimes not, so there's a little detective work to be done sometimes. The 'Painted By' bikes seem to rival the 'Custom Built By' bikes in number.
As far as production goes, I really can't say. Surely far less than Marinoni or Gardin. Always a smallish operation, as I understand it. About ~20 years of production from 1983-, I believe. Jocelyn Lovell, from whom Mr. Mulholland took over after the former was rendered quadrapalegic by a dump truck, supposedly made only a couple of hundred frames in a couple of years producing them; I've never heard a ballpark figure for Mulholland.
They seem to be relatively uncommon, even in southern Ontario and BC. But they do turn up semi-regularly.
I'd love to hear from anyone who has a firmer idea about production numbers.
Originally Posted by
devinfan
Amazing frame. Looks VERY similar to one I was chasing in Toronto but couldn't afford. Cyclops are one of my all time favourites. This one is definitely a Mulholland built Cyclops, its got all of the signatures. In general the decal will either state "Built by" "Custom Built by" or "Painted by" and that will tell you the story. Congrats!
Thanks! I was super happy to find it, and the fellow who sold it was a bit of a bike nut - fun to talk to. This one is definitely the real deal; I've passed on two 'Painted By' bikes locally in Vancouver, and one 'Custom Built By' that was too small, so a long search comes to an end with this one. I remember one of these with the extended HT and ST being part of a batch of frames that surfaced at a bike shop in Toronto a couple of years ago. I gave chase remotely from Montréal, but didn't get anywhere with it.
I'll snap a couple of pics with the Campy stuff (and a bit of mix-and-match) this afternoon. Sunshine looks to be cooperating.