That Hetchins - is it worth owt?

[just jim]

So it would seem. It seems like a nice bike:

Ebay link

 

[TheDoctor]

Hasn't this one been on sale a few times?
Start price was £8000 last time, IIRC.

 

[swee'pea99]

That's gooorrrrr-jus! I don't think it is the £8K starter from a while back. Could be wrong.

 

[TheDoctor]

I'm not sure TBH. I thought the £8K one was a Hetchins, but I could be wrong...

 

[MissTillyFlop]

That was a ummm , something Butler (not Claude) bike. I remember, I nearly choked to death on my bacon butty.

Nope was wrong, was a Harry Quinn:

https://www.cyclechat.net/

 

[vernon]

It's a very nice bike but I would only want to look at it if I owned it.

It's the first curly Hetchins that I like the look of.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

You're not bookmonger_jim are you JJ, notice he's in Scotland as well?

 

[porteous]

[font="'Times New Roman"]As usual provenance is all! I would be very careful and check out both the paperwork and a chap called Harry Butler, who made knock off copies of Hetchins bikes. The following is from the Hetchins,Org site, talking of fake Hetchins bikes, states:

" A number were sold by Harry Butler

of Yorkshire in the 1980s and 1990s and passed off as genuine Hetchins. They are often over-elaborate and mix up design elements from different models &/or periods. An email correspondent reported that he visited Butler in 1998 and saw at least six 'Hetchins' hanging in Butler's attic. These skeletons will no doubt come to light some day, so continued caution is advised. "​

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I have no reason to doubt the E-Bay bike but, as ever, Caveat Emptor!​

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[just jim]

You're not bookmonger_jim are you JJ, notice he's in Scotland as well?

Not me threebikes - is he in the book selling business? Tough times!