June 2022
Hetchins owners wishing to sell their bikes or frames may place ads (incl. fotos and/or links to other web sites) here free of charge. Private offers only. Please supply frame number with description.
![]() (For those flummoxed by this, contact the Editor) Fraud warning. Buyers and sellers beware: fraudulent offers of payment are circulating for high-budget items on the Internet. A 'buyer' may tell you a story involving his own shipping company and a cashier's cheque which he proposes to send to you, the seller; the cheque is for more than the amount of the sale, you are instructed to cash the cheque, keep the amount of the sale, and send the balance to the 'buyer'. Before accepting any such offer, see the following links. Fraudulent offers of bikes for sale are also circulating--either the bikes are not genuine Hetchins, or the bikes are genuine but not the sellers. See the links below. 1. Counterfeit cashier's cheque scam [scamvictimsunited.com] 2. Sample bogus offers [made to this web site] 3. Sample bogus offers [ebay & craigslist] 4. Sample bogus offers, 1947 Super Special ASC [craigslist] To thwart fraudulent resellers, images of bikes and frames offered for sale here are watermarked. |
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Concours condition in every respect. NOS, never built up, or built up but not ridden (e.g., dealer's display model), or professionally restored and not ridden since (unmarked rims). Documentation/history available. Mirror-like chrome, no scratches or nicks in paint, transfers correct and intact. Grade 1 bikes are very rare. |
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Very good original condition, or few miles since renovation. Frame shows only very light wear, few chips in paint or transfers. All original parts. Bright chrome, at most a few superficial marks ('polishing scratches'). |
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Used but not abused. Frame shows wear and/or light rust, chipped transfers, but no serious damage. Original parts show wear. Rideable without work. |
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Badly worn. Frame shows heavy wear and/or rust and/or pitting. Original parts replaced or defective. Chrome shows blisters or dulling. Not presently rideable, but can be restored with some work. |
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Requires restoration. Frame shows heavy wear and/or serious rust and/or damage (dents, pitting). Chrome peeling. Parts missing. Cycle crashed, weathered, disassembled, and/or poorly restored. Major work (investment) required. |
For Sale: Mag. Bonum, 1966, 21.5-inch, straight. Color scheme: red/blue, lined lugs. Components: mixed, Campagnolo mechs and hubs, Universal side-pull brakes, Maes bar and Titan stem, Brooks saddle.
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For Sale: Experto, 1961, 23-inch, curly. Color scheme: full chrome, lined lugs. Components: mixed, Campagnolo mechs and hubs, Stronglight chainset, Universal center-pull brakes, GB bar and stem, Brooks saddle.
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For Sale: Mag. Bonum, 1968, 24-inch, curly. Color scheme: white, part chrome forks front and rear, lined lugs. Components: Campagnolo hubs and Mavic rims, Continental Gatorskin tyres, Campagnolo Nuovo Record rear and front changer, Campagnolo freewheel, Stronglight chainset, Lyotard pedals with Christophe clips and straps, Mafac cantilever brakes with matching drilled levers, GB bar and stem, Brooks swift saddle.
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For Sale: Vade Mecum Ph i, 1965, 22 3/4", straight. Campagnolo record front and rear mechs, Gran Sport downtube levers, small flange Campag Record hubs on Wolber 27" alloy rims, GB centre-pull brakes, Shimano 600 brake levers, Brooks B17 Saddle, Stronglight triple crank. Featured at Gallery section
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For Sale: Vade Mecum Ph ii, 1966, straight stays, type 6 (road racing geometry), 26-inch frame, sky blue and white enamel with lugs picked out in white. Frame and fork only. Asking 500 GBP. Buyer collects from York.
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For Sale: Experto Crede, 23-inch, curly, first sold 6 March 1951, sold to trade, 16 pounds 17 shillings 3 pence. Mixed components. Grade 3. Bike in in East Yorkshire. Best offer.
Contact: Geoff Gilby email: geoff AT gilby1.karoo.co.uk |
For Sale: mixed bag:
Contact: Stan Ayers email: stanroadman1953 AT aol.com |
For Sale: Tandem, M.O., 49/48 cm, curly. Shipped on approx. 31st. August 1995. Brian Baylis special order and unique original paint, supplied to World Class Cycles, New York, who at that time acted as the US Hetchins dealer. Brian Baylis ordered the frame via WCC, to be supplied unpainted. The link below shows the bike in original condition with original kit, full Campagnolo and 2 rim brakes. Current configuration is Phil hubs and 4 brakes. The bike can be acquired in either configuration, or with both sets of wheels.
Contact: Dave & Val email: cpa.cowboy_AT_yahoo.com |
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