Hallet’s
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Hallet’s
Anyone remember Hallet’s in Albuquerque?
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R. C. Hallett's World Champion Bicycles
Yes, I started working there at the beginning of 1974. In 1976 I became the manager and later I ran the business until I left in 1979.
So what would you like to know.
verktyg
So what would you like to know.
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Don't believe everything you think! History is written by those who weren't there....
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Don't believe everything you think! History is written by those who weren't there....
Chas. ;-)
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Wow, I bought my first Roberts frameset from whom I thought was the owner around 1979. A number of years later (10?), my wife and I drove to Albuquerque, and I left another Roberts from son Chas for an overhaul, and flew Southwest to visit her mom in San Francisco (we had friends in Santa Fe). When I picked up the bike, the owner took me a block or two to a house and showed me his bike collection. Wow! I didn’t know anyone in Albuquerque, so I can’t remember how I made the connection in the first place. So that would have been Mr. Hallet I dealt with? Will always remembered the place. Have enjoyed your posts, amazing connection.
Bill
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Dick Hallett had some terrific mail order specials in his ads in BICYCLING! magazine.
Can recall Stronglight 99 chainsets for $30.00.
Folks usually think of him for his Bertin connection but he was also a Zeus stockist.
Some years after the business closed can recall him putting lots of Zeus small parts on eBay.
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Dick Hallett had some terrific mail order specials in his ads in BICYCLING! magazine.
Can recall Stronglight 99 chainsets for $30.00.
Folks usually think of him for his Bertin connection but he was also a Zeus stockist.
Some years after the business closed can recall him putting lots of Zeus small parts on eBay.
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