Letter From the Editor
5 July 2025
The Editor just returned from a vintage cycle event in Weinheim, Germany, VeloWino by name. A sharp eye pointed out a 1940s bicycle to my attention. The manufacturer's name may not be familiar to riders outside Germany, but the model name will be. Take a gander.
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Toni Merkens was a well-known and well-liked track rider in the 1930s, in England as well as Germany. He rode for other marques, in addition to Hetchins. Hetchins issued a Toni Merkens model track frame, but it did not prove to be very popular and only one exemplar is known to have survived.
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The Editor will be away from his desk for the rest of July, attending (among other events) the annual Hetchins ride in Banbury. Replies to emails will be sporadic until August. |
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