I bought and still have a Holdsworth road bike from Terry Shaw in San Jose in the 80s. After getting a Rambouillet I converted the Holdsworth to a fixie since it had horizontal dropouts.
I did have the derailer hanger crack but Riv sent it to a builder in Sacto to rebraze it (no charge) Chris On Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 9:29:17 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > @Guy, > > I could not find any information on the internet about The Bicycle Tree > bicycle shop in Cupertino, California, just referrence to the Cupertino > Bike Shop. I remember vividly visiting The Bicycle Tree bicycle shop on > numerous occasions. > > At any rate, there is mention of Spence Wolf and quite a rich and notable > background on the Cupertino Bike Shop in the 70s. > > https://wp.me/P2U57z-2 > > Kim Hetzel. > > > > On Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 7:01 PM Guy Jett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Kim, >> The Spence Wolf name rings a very distant bell, so it's possible. I also >> frequented PAB, and visited Wheelsmith a time or two. >> >> G.A.Jett >> >> On Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 1:08 PM Kim H. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> @Guy, >>> >>> Was Spence Wolf managing as the owner of the Cupertino Bike Shop when >>> you bought your Holdsworth mixte ? >>> Perhaps not. I remember it being the Bicycle Tree. There was an actual >>> section of an old tree with a bicycle embedded into it. Thus the given >>> name. >>> >>> Bill Stevenson was an apprentice under Spence in frame building. Bill >>> moved up here in Olympia, Washington. Both he and his son Sean have been >>> making custom framesets by the name of Stevenson Cycles. >>> >>> Unfortunately, Bill has grown older in his late 70's and doesn't >>> frequent his Deschutes River Cyclery much to the best of my knowledge. >>> >>> Kim Hetzel. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 12:3ds2 PM Guy Jett <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> This thread also brings back memories for me. Some 45 years ago I >>>> bought and built up a Holdsworth Mixte from Cupertino Bike for my now >>>> 40-years ago ex. From our daughter I understand she still rides it. An >>>> absolutely beautiful bicycle, but OMG, what a stiff rear triangle! >>>> Whether >>>> it makes it back to England when my ex moves there next year, I don't know. >>>> G.A.Jett >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM Eric Liu <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Chain Reaction in Redwood CIty has been around for ages, though I >>>>> haven't been by in decades. My memories are of the Chain Reaction that >>>>> was >>>>> located on the east side of ECR - an old blog I found listed the address >>>>> as 1451 >>>>> El Camino Real >>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1451+El+Camino+Real?entry=gmail&source=g>, >>>>> >>>>> whereas now they are at 1680 El Camino Real >>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1680+El+Camino+Real?entry=gmail&source=g>. >>>>> >>>>> Worth a try? >>>>> >>>>> Eric Liu >>>>> SF, CA >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 1:48:44 PM UTC-8 [email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Piaw, >>>>>> >>>>>> I remember those bicycle shops very vividly, The Wheelsmith, Palo >>>>>> Alto Bike Shop and Bicycle Outfitters in Los Altos back in the early >>>>>> 70's. >>>>>> There were many others that I visited faithfully four or five times a >>>>>> week >>>>>> from MountainView, Los Altos, Palo Alto, Cupertino, when bicycle shops >>>>>> popped up when the "bicycle boom" was nationwide like barista coffee >>>>>> shops >>>>>> in recent years. Those were the days. Life was very good. >>>>>> >>>>>> I eventually bought my 1973 Cilo Sprintx road bike from Bayshore >>>>>> Bicycle Works for $379.00 replacing my $100.00 Batavus 10 speed bike. I >>>>>> converted the Cilo into a sports touring bicycle. I rode it thousands of >>>>>> miles. I loved all of my every road adventures filled with wonderful >>>>>> memories looking back. >>>>>> >>>>>> I moved up here to Washington state and rode it until 2011, when I >>>>>> retired the bike. After several bikes, I wound up buying a Clem Smith Jr >>>>>> L >>>>>> bicycle as my retirement bicycle. >>>>>> >>>>>> Happy. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kim Hetzel. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Dec 19, 2025, 8:36 AM Piaw Na <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Wheelsmith was owned by the same family as Palo Alto Bicycles (who >>>>>>> now also own Bicycle Outfitter). I'm surprised Velotech is fully booked >>>>>>> now. They built my wife's Montebello last month, and when I called >>>>>>> around >>>>>>> they were the only shop with availability within the week. You may want >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> try Walt's in Sunnyvale, but they were also pretty booked when I >>>>>>> checked. >>>>>>> My brother's bike with a 1" steerer tube was built by Fitz, but they're >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> long drive. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 3:20:15 PM UTC-8 Drew Saunders >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Long story short: my 1999 match-built (yes, it was lower case "m") >>>>>>>> Rivendell Road needs a new headset. I tried to install one (two >>>>>>>> actually, >>>>>>>> that's a story of frustration and sunk cost) but I need a few more >>>>>>>> threads >>>>>>>> on the steerer tube to get this one to tighten down sufficiently, >>>>>>>> unless I >>>>>>>> want to keep hunting for a headset that has a taller crown race. I >>>>>>>> also >>>>>>>> need the existing threads chased even if I could find a headset that >>>>>>>> would >>>>>>>> work with the fork as it is. 1" threaded, of course. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I tried Palo Alto Bikes, and the guy says he may not even know >>>>>>>> where their steerer tube cutting tool is. They have the fork now, but >>>>>>>> if >>>>>>>> they can't find the tool, then I'm out of luck. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I would have used Wheelsmith in the past, but they're long gone. As >>>>>>>> is Cupertino Bike Shop, George Slough, etc. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If PAB gives up on this job, and since it's not a new $15,000 >>>>>>>> carpet fiber wünder-bike for a Silicon Valley Techbro, I can see why >>>>>>>> it's >>>>>>>> low priority, I'll have to try someone else. 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