Originally Posted by
nlerner
That's very cool. So when did Spence Wolf retire/sell the shop? From what I could find, the latest owner closed the store in 2022, noted as 33 years after he started--so 1989. But was Spence Wolf running the shop through the 1980s?
Can't exactly fill in the blanks, though there was an interesting era after Spence Wolfe. Could be incorrect here, and hoping Charlie Kelly will see this thread and pipe in. This timeline would be after the OP subject bike and possibly in '76.
I think John Finley-Scott purchased the shop from Spence Wolfe. Or perhaps he was a vested partner, Rob Jensen I dont know. The Santa Clara location?? Then Charlie Kelly and Gary Fisher were getting support from Finley-Scott for their newly formed company named 'Mountain Bike'. There's bits of info on thee interwebs. It is 2024, afterall ; - That support came with supplying them components/ TA cranks etc., seed financing, usage of a word processor.
Then Vance acquired the shop from Jensen and Finley-Scott?
Welcome all to correct me and fill in the blanks.
Ps. According to records of Spence Wolfe, a quantity of 66, model SC were sold in 1973.