Thanks everyone for the replies. Like 2tall, I haven't found much on Appels except for some early Trek blurbs, and the Joe Starck interview on the Rivendell Website. The fact that Starck puts Appel in the same group of builders as Brian Bayliss and Richard Sachs makes me wonder why there isn't more info on him. Yes Fred, yours was the one I bought. I'm planning on having it repainted probably by Cyclart. Hopefully they can replicate the decals too. I'll have to save up a bit though since they are a bit pricey.