Richard Moon bicycles
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Thanks, you sell a bike like that one and you sure as heck know that you won't be finding another!
But you never know what new and unusual bike will come along, and you never know when.
But you never know what new and unusual bike will come along, and you never know when.
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Richard Moon
What is better than A Richard Moon? There will be lots of opinions and various bikes that come to mind.
For me, the only thing better than a Richard Moon, are two Richard Moons!
Dreams come true with a little luck thrown in too!
Even my wife loves this one!
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Sheesh jgerpheide you must own 1/2 of the Richard Moons in existence now! Congrats on the new cycle, and cheers to a well thought out sale dddd!
My new Richard Moon is frame #8 ... (the sequence is 2 97 8) February 1997 frame 8
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I have not seen another after searching the past 8 years. They are out there somewhere and perhaps less than 25 were made. Not much known about the framebuilder from the research I have done.
My new Richard Moon is frame #8 ... (the sequence is 2 97 8) February 1997 frame 8
My new Richard Moon is frame #8 ... (the sequence is 2 97 8) February 1997 frame 8
Richard Moon hand-cut lug
(source: ClassicRendezvous website).
I believe that Richard Moon was an engineer who retired and decided to make some bicycles "for fun". There was no way to recover all the time and money he put into building bicycles - this was a labor of love for Richard Moon, which is why he only built bikes for a few years and then quit to do other things. So these bicycles even more rare than Mario Confente (Masi USA's top builder from the 70's who died tragically of heart failure in his 30's) bicycles, of which he built ~135, and even more difficult to find because they are not as widely recognized!
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Thank you for sharing the comments on the Richard Moon. Still have not found another one and a well known collector friend told me that 23 were made
and only 4 are known at this point. Yes, Brian Baylis painted all of them!
Difficult to put a value on these and still so rare but not as collectible as Confente framesets. Mario died suddenly of a heart attack and was found outside his home
in the street by a stranger. Everyone has their stories about Mario and so many people liked him amd miss him even now after all of these years.
let me know if you ever see or know of any Richard Moon or Confente bikes available.
Jim
and only 4 are known at this point. Yes, Brian Baylis painted all of them!
Difficult to put a value on these and still so rare but not as collectible as Confente framesets. Mario died suddenly of a heart attack and was found outside his home
in the street by a stranger. Everyone has their stories about Mario and so many people liked him amd miss him even now after all of these years.
let me know if you ever see or know of any Richard Moon or Confente bikes available.
Jim
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Jim, With a collection like that you might want to research Glenn Erickson of Seattle. I was fortunate to drop by his shop when he was gathering frames he had made for a show. He did amazing artistic work.
I was lucky enough to see your Mattolini at Jon's place. I have two bikes with his complete drillium. I am really glad you saved the Mattolini. I hope someone saved his Samontana Masi.
All the best
Mike Kelly
Hayward, WI USA
I was lucky enough to see your Mattolini at Jon's place. I have two bikes with his complete drillium. I am really glad you saved the Mattolini. I hope someone saved his Samontana Masi.
All the best
Mike Kelly
Hayward, WI USA
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Thank you for sharing the comments on the Richard Moon. Still have not found another one and a well known collector friend told me that 23 were made
and only 4 are known at this point. Yes, Brian Baylis painted all of them!
Difficult to put a value on these and still so rare but not as collectible as Confente framesets. Mario died suddenly of a heart attack and was found outside his home
in the street by a stranger. Everyone has their stories about Mario and so many people liked him amd miss him even now after all of these years.
let me know if you ever see or know of any Richard Moon or Confente bikes available.
Jim
and only 4 are known at this point. Yes, Brian Baylis painted all of them!
Difficult to put a value on these and still so rare but not as collectible as Confente framesets. Mario died suddenly of a heart attack and was found outside his home
in the street by a stranger. Everyone has their stories about Mario and so many people liked him amd miss him even now after all of these years.
let me know if you ever see or know of any Richard Moon or Confente bikes available.
Jim
but I recall when the CR list was gobsmacked when there was a confirmed $2,600 plus shipping sale.
time has changed things.
I know of a LA built track bike... $12k returned no interest in selling. And the owner admitted they were never going to ride it again.
My size even.
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Jim, With a collection like that you might want to research Glenn Erickson of Seattle. I was fortunate to drop by his shop when he was gathering frames he had made for a show. He did amazing artistic work.
I was lucky enough to see your Mattolini at Jon's place. I have two bikes with his complete drillium. I am really glad you saved the Mattolini. I hope someone saved his Samontana Masi.
All the best
Mike Kelly
Hayward, WI USA
I was lucky enough to see your Mattolini at Jon's place. I have two bikes with his complete drillium. I am really glad you saved the Mattolini. I hope someone saved his Samontana Masi.
All the best
Mike Kelly
Hayward, WI USA
Jim
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Sure. Here is my blog entry for the 2012 Cirque bike show. Mine are at the bottom of the page.
biciak: 2012 Cirque Winners are...
biciak: 2012 Cirque Winners are...
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Jim, Since you are interested in Jon Williams, you might want to hear his talk on his work. Recorded at the 2013 Cirque. The video is no good but the audio is fine.
biciak: 2013 Cirque Du Cyclisme Presentations
biciak: 2013 Cirque Du Cyclisme Presentations
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Are you still looking for a Richard Moon bike to buy? I have one for sale. I just joined this forum so still figuring out how it works.A totally awesome custom Richard Moon
Custom paint by Brian Bayless with matching tire pump
1996 Campagnolo Chorus component group
Shimano PD-M520 Petals
New Vittoria Zaffiro Pro G2.0 tires
Needs new handle bar tape
Frame size: 53cm
Can't get photo to attach so if possible PM me.
Thanks,
Tim Lee
Roseville, CA
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Mike,
I was wondering if you have any pictures of the Jon Williams drillium bikes you referenced in a post a few years ago. I am a big fan of his work
and it is like looking at art. Would you consider selling either of your bikes?
My e-mail is j1gerpheide@yahoo.com tel # 805-234-1036
I was wondering if you have any pictures of the Jon Williams drillium bikes you referenced in a post a few years ago. I am a big fan of his work
and it is like looking at art. Would you consider selling either of your bikes?
My e-mail is j1gerpheide@yahoo.com tel # 805-234-1036
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lovely bikes,thanks for sharing
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Richard Moon sighting today! I was part of the monthly Cranky & Vintage ride near Sacramento today. One of the bikes was a beautiful Richard Moon fixed gear, beep blue with white lugs. To top it off, it was being ridden . . . (drum roll) . . . Richard Moon (cymbal crash). Gorgeous bike, nice low-key guy. Very easy to like both.
With this thread resurrecting here, I thought people would be interested to know.
With this thread resurrecting here, I thought people would be interested to know.
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Richard Moon sighting today! I was part of the monthly Cranky & Vintage ride near Sacramento today. One of the bikes was a beautiful Richard Moon fixed gear, beep blue with white lugs. To top it off, it was being ridden . . . (drum roll) . . . Richard Moon (cymbal crash). Gorgeous bike, nice low-key guy. Very easy to like both.
With this thread resurrecting here, I thought people would be interested to know.
With this thread resurrecting here, I thought people would be interested to know.
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Thank you
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I talked to him a bit about the possibility of him building again. He said he still had all his equipment, and according to his friend Mark Boles, who was also on the ride, Mr. Moon is currently working on a road bike for himself. I was just about to ask him to add my name to any waiting list he might have, just in case, but I didn’t want to be a pushy jerk. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
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As for Mr., Moon, he did not have down tube shifters and nobody rattled his chain. He didn't have shifters of any kind because he was rocking a fixed gear (and going faster than I was able to maintain, I might add).
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To the person asking if my Rich Moon bike is still for sale. Sorry it's been sold. I can't reply to your privet message because of this administrator message.
The administrator has restricted use of the private message system to members with less than 10 posts.
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Neat thread. When I was still dreaming of a made for me frameset and considering a builder using Henry James lugs, (Hank lived down the street from me.) Richard Moon was a contender.
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