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Old 08-25-06 | 05:07 PM
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Hello,

I just inhereted a Witcomb frame.
I readd that some were manufacture in the EAST Coast instead of England.

How can I tell where it was manufactured?

I would also like to know what components were most common on these?

Sometime I would like to put it together.

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Old 08-25-06 | 05:30 PM
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https://www.classicrendezvous.com/Bri...Witcomb_UK.htm

https://www.freewebs.com/barriewitcombcycles/
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Old 08-25-06 | 07:09 PM
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Try contacting Richard Sachs: www.richardsachs.com
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A small quote from eRitchie's blog (that what Richard Sachs goes by on the interweb):
Witcomb U.S.A. was formed in 1971. It was a subsidiary of a succesful
outdoor-sports equipment Rep group named Sports East, Inc. The owner was
Ed Allen. He and his staff repped for Gerry, Trak (skis), Allen-A, Kelty, etc.
There's lots more info if you try here:
https://search.bikelist.org/?SearchString=witcomb%20usa
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A small quote from eRitchie's blog (that what Richard Sachs goes by on the interweb):
Witcomb U.S.A. was formed in 1971. It was a subsidiary of a succesful
outdoor-sports equipment Rep group named Sports East, Inc. The owner was
Ed Allen. He and his staff repped for Gerry, Trak (skis), Allen-A, Kelty, etc.
There's lots more info if you try here:
https://search.bikelist.org/?SearchString=witcomb%20usa
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Old 08-26-06 | 04:14 PM
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Wow,

Some excellent information has been provided to me.

I did not find even half of this when I searched for Witcomb.

Have just emailed Witcomb in the UK and will probably email Mr. Sachs as well.

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Old 08-28-06 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Dawes
Wow,

Some excellent information has been provided to me.

I did not find even half of this when I searched for Witcomb.

Have just emailed Witcomb in the UK and will probably email Mr. Sachs as well.

Most appreciated,

Mr. Dawes
Let me know if you here anything back from Witcomb. I also have a Witcomb frame set that I am building up.
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Old 08-31-06 | 11:19 AM
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Helli,

I really would like to thank everyone again for all the extreamly helpful replies.

I really appreciate it.

Have corrresponding with Richard Sachs.
He has been most helpful.
He might have even built my frame himself.

He thinks I have an early seventies frame.

Can anyone please tell me which Campy. parts were from tht era?

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Old 08-31-06 | 11:38 AM
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Can anyone please tell me which Campy. parts were from tht era?
Campagnolo catalog 16 came out in 1968/1969, and the supplement catalog 16s was published in 1971.

You can download some of the early catalogs (including 16 and 16s) HERE.
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Old 08-31-06 | 12:40 PM
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Outstanding!

Exactly what I was looking for.

Unfortunately,

I am uable to open the 1973,Cat. 17.
Just interested to see that one as well.

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Old 08-31-06 | 12:47 PM
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Sorry about that.

Just got it to open.

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Old 08-31-06 | 12:51 PM
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Great Paramont you have.

These are the components I was thinking about for my frame.

Can you tell me the years of the Nuvo Record parts?

I would like to find some Cinelli bars,stem and seat post.

Any ideas as to how I can find out the part numbers of these Cinelli parts that came from that era?

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Old 08-31-06 | 10:16 PM
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Great Paramont you have.

These are the components I was thinking about for my frame.

Can you tell me the years of the Nuvo Record parts?

I would like to find some Cinelli bars,stem and seat post.

Any ideas as to how I can find out the part numbers of these Cinelli parts that came from that era?

Thank you,

Mr. Dawes
I was very lucky to find the chrome Paramount. I bought it from the original purchaser who was a factory certified Schwinn technician and a real nut about keeping it in what is essentially museum condition.

The Nuovo Record gruppo first appeared in catalog 15 in 1967, and the last time as a gruppo in the 1982 Bicycle Components catalog. Some Nuovo Record components appeared individually in the catalogs as late as the mid eighties.

You can order vintage Cinelli catalogs HERE.
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