Hetchins Wanted



Prospective Hetchins owners seeking bikes or frames may place ads here free of charge. Private offers only please. The Editor cannot certify the accuracy of any information given by prospective sellers, and all deals are the sole responsibility of the buyers and sellers. The Editor can offer some assistance in identifying model types and production years (send serial no. of prospect and description of frame).

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Wanted: bottom bracket (races, bearings, spindle ca. 129 mm) for double-ring crankset on 1962 Vade Mecum. In USA.


Contact: Jeff
email: jeff.feet -at- gmail.com


Wanted: SuperSpecial, 23 inch.

Contact: Matthew Rascoff
email: bicycles @ rascoff.com


Wanted: curly Hetchins, 21 - 22 inch.

Contact: Eduard Melnik
email: pantografata-at-yahoo-dot-com


Wanted: Hetchins, 1930 to 1960 track framesets. Size: seat tube c-to-t 560mm to 570mm. Original paint if possible. Any model; "Brilliant" preferred. Ship to Tokyo Japan or California USA. Send specs and fotos please to:

Contact: Yamaguchi
email: wbc(AT)colors-itn.com


Wanted: Vintage Hetchins frame or bike. Size not important as I am building bikes for group rides. Prefer UK-based sellers due to shipping costs.

Contact: Bill Temple
email: billtemple-at-btinternet-dot-com


Wanted: Hetchins. Any model with track ends.

Contact: Leonardo Novelo
email: leonardo_novelo=AT=yahoo.com


Wanted: Period parts to build my 1945 Hetchins SS. All parts needed.

Contact: Tim Graves
email: tim-graves_AT_lycos-DOT-com


Wanted: Hetchins Brilliant, curly, 22 inches, frame or complete bicycle. To be shipped to Japan. Send fotos and specs.

Contact: Shuichi Tezuka
email: tezuka_s--AT--hotmail DOT com


Wanted: Hurlow or Condor, track/path preferred, road model also acceptable.

Contact: Aidan Searle
email: A.J.Searle--AT--bristol DOT ac DOT uk


Wanted: Hetchins, any model singlespeed or fixed gear (horizontal ends). Mercian or Jack Taylor with curved seat tube also of interest.

Contact: SJV
email: shahvic--AT--att--DOT--net


Wanted: Hetchins. Any model with track ends, any condition.

Contact: Sebastian Khourian
email: sebastiankhourianDOTgmailDOTcom


Wanted: Hetchins frameset. 55-58 cm. Any model/color/style.

Contact: Ben Rille
email: wonderbread--AT--gmail--DOT--com


Wanted: Hetchins frame & fork. 56-62 cm. Any condition. Any color.

Contact Darren
email: schieberb--AT--gmail--DOT--com


Wanted: Hetchins frame & fork. Track iron preferred. Will consider damaged frame. Curly, fancy lugs preferred.

Contact Rick Gilmore
email: rick_AT_vroomart_DOT_com
VROOMART.COM


Wanted: Hetchins fork. Twin plate with round blades, Agrati ends, preferred. Will consider damaged fork or salvaged crown.

Contact Greg Lone
email: gwlone_AT_yahoo.ca


Wanted: Track iron, ca. 23" seat tube, 22.5 to 23" top tube, preferably curly. Track ends a must. Frame in good condition, simple lugs preferred; paint less important.

Contact Nigel Harris
Tel 0031 610 888 380
email: nigelharris881_AT_hotmail_DOT_com


Wanted: 1930’s to 1960’s Hetchins frame or cycle, ideally 20 to 23” and in any condition. Prefer unrestored. Prefer track iron/fixed gear. UK private buyer. Bike wanted for Land's End John O’Groats mid life crisis attempt next summer. Any assistance greatly appreciated and absolutely anything considered.

Contact Peter Beer
Tel (UK) 0117 9426323
email: info_AT_atworkappointments.co.uk


Wanted: Magnum Opus Phase I or Phase II from the early 1950s through about 1970. I'll consider almost anything from a frame that needs full restoration to a complete and original cycle. Size is 21&1/2" CC to 23"CT. If someone provides a scource that leads to a sale, I'll give 10-20% as a bonus for helping out.

Contact Peter Naiman
Tel (USA) 414-967-0990
hetchinspete1@yahoo.com


Wanted: Very serious collector and admirer of Hetchins Bicycles seeking Hetchin's framesets or fully built bicycles, prefering pre-1968 models with "vibrant" (curly) stay. Sizes preferred between 21.5" center to center to 23" center to top. I'll consider frames that need total restoration to complete bikes in original or fully restored condition. I will pay for shipping from anywhere in the known galaxy. If you have a lead on a Hetchins for sale I'll pay a commission if I purchase the cycle from your lead. If you send me your Hetchins it will have a loving home.

Contact Peter Naiman
Tel (USA) 414-967-0990
hetchinspete1@yahoo.com


Wanted: Hetchins, frame set or complete bike. Looking for a 19" to 20" frame size, any condition, any year.

Contact Marc St. Martin
carmellastmartin@earthlink.net


Wanted: early (30's-40's) Hetchins, frame set or complete bike, reasonable. Need not be rideable, mostly interested in artistic value as well as historic (as you can imagine by my name). Prefer USA location for shipping costs, but let's talk.

Contact Jack Denny
jack2u98@hotmail.com


Wanted: Hetchins frameset or bicycle, straight or curly. Size 24.5 to 26 inch. Prefer Latin series - Magnum Opus, Magnum Bonum, Nulli Secundus, Experto Crede. Happy to pay market price appropriate to condition.

Contact Tom Rawson (USA)
twrawson@comcast.net


Wanted: Hetchins frameset or bicycle, curly. Size 25". Any condition, any vintage. Cheap is best, beaten and rusty is fine, I am an experienced bike mechanic and I'll know how to save it. I just gotta have one.

Contact Paul Altenhofen (USA)
pjalten@aol.com


Wanted: Hetchins frameset or bicycle, preferably with chromed lugs. Size 23". No rust or dings please.

Contact Bob Simon
simonizer@msn.com


Wanted: Hetchins framesets or bicycles, preferably Magnum Opus, Magnum Bonum or Keyhole, but will look at all available. Looking for sizes 23" to 24". No rust or dings please.

Contact Tim Barnes USA (cell) 203 640 6042
rocknroadcycles@sbcglobal.net


Wanted: Hetchins frameset or bicycle, 62-64 cc ST and 60-62 cc TT, racing or audax.

Contact Hrvoje Marin
hrvoje.marin@b4b.hr


Wanted: Hetchins framesets or bicycles. Anyone got one in Australia for sale? Please e-mail with details.



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