Bicycling...I used to be obsessed with it, but that's tapered down to an occasional spin
on the mountain bikes. I’m mentioning
this because the builder of
my bicycle is
retiring in November (11/12/13).
Baylis is one of the last true craftsmen in the
business. Each frame is unique
and built by hand. He hasn’t taken
a frame order in
over 5 years. According to Baylis, what finally pushed him to retire
was the dwindling
supply of Imron paint. He’s busy
finishing up all of his backlogged
projects before he
calls it quits. He will still devote some time to mentoring future
frame builders. He'll
also continue crafting knives and finish a long overdue house
remodeling project.
I purchased my frame (serial number 003) in 1986. The frame is equipped with Campagnolo 50th
Anniversary components. The bicycle has been collecting dust
for
the past few years. It's difficult to
sell a custom bike because it's only custom to the original owner.
Maybe a collector in Japan would
be interested?
Erika and I often ride our mountain bikes when we are too tired to
walk the dogs. The dogs don’t seem
to mind jogging around Tsukahara while we happily roll along side of them.
Our tandem hasn't been ridden in a few years. This along with some other hobbies (stained glass,
intarsia, and astronomy) are on hold until we get a handle on the
gazillion things that need to be
done around the house . It seems to be never ending. George
The cycling world has lost a great craftsman. Brain Baylis passed on February 20, 2016. His obituary is
posted here
UPDATE: The 62cm Baylis is still available for sale. If you're interested please make your best offer in comments and I'll get back to you. ( Posted Mar 2024)
All measurements are taken from center to center of the tubes specified. Here are the specs:
Seat tube 62
Bottom Tube 65
Top tube 59.5
Head tube 14
Seat stays 56
Chain stays 43
Floor to the top of the top tube 84.6
Forks (measured from top of crown) 36
Serial number 3
Update: This one was just sold on ebay 12/2020.