Anyone know of DHC?

[Richard Cooke]

HI guys,
 
Trying to stick to the Thread Webmaster, but so much info!
 
This is the original DHC, built end of 1962 by Huth himself. Assembled in Nimmos shop, later at top of Plein St Cape Town by me and mechanic Ronnie. Original 1958 Campag gears and Magistroni/Simplex chainwheel, Brooks B 17 Swallow---SOO comfortable. Campag drop outs--see newer campag sticker on Seat tube--still have some. Coloral water bottle frame, campag hubs 36/40 and Fiamme rims. Campag pedals. Items fitted from 1958 left overs .
 
These are Cinelli bars and the Cinelli model "21" steel on the Legnano.
 
Note the usual wide stripes around the original gold DHC badge on the seat tube--remember cos I will show these on the track bike when I send the picture of Gotti with WP juniors in 1964.
 
The next pic is pure ego. Fripp Memorial Shield for 1000m TT 1964. Was a howling 50 knot South Easter and although "only" 18 I did a 1'14.5", far off my usual 1'12". In that race was my big buddy Carl "Abie" Jonker with Jan Hettema, world amateur record holders together at Krugersdorp and when they went to 1958 Cardiff Empire Games. (More to come w pics).
 
The Presidents cup is a joke for "most promising rider" 1964.
 
Dietto Pietro shoes. Worked my bum off for pants, shoes, wheels and chainwheels. Mean old man.
Still treasure the days I could get out on my bike and just be with the guys. Cannot explain to those who do not know. The DHC was all of R26 for the frame, a thing of pure pleasure as I remember pleasure  was at that age.
 
The last pic is at my home in 2013 for our matric 50th--seventy five damn people pitched! This was part of a display of memorabilia and the DHC is now white, just in the background, prepared for rain riding with Gipiemme cranks and original Campag derailleur in a cabinet with the Dinkies and Hornby stuff, now an Ultegra with wider range, titanium pedals.. Picture by my old boxing mate Eddie Muller, pretty good pic, except for the old fart in the middle!
 
Notice the Clement "red top" tubby, still on the wheels for the Legnano but like a good pizza base now, real Italian.
 
And yes, I have a special overhead cupboard in my (our) bedroom for the bikes--8 of them anyway!
 
Long wheel base, fix that tandem. Les Haupt and I often talk about the Cinelli tandem he brought back from Rome Olympics, beige, ridden in many SAs, won with Steve "Spider" Viljoen in 1962 at Bloem, but sold to Herman Kroff and Chris Marais at Paarl. Now lost but we would love to find and buy it back. Les was given Penicillin in Rome, nobody knowing he was allergic and the tandems were won (I think, not a place) by a young Italian named Pinarello....(more pics!)
 
Penicillin stuffed him in the sprint Semis as well. More to come.
 
Alastair Macdonald won the Argus  tandems a couple of times--I think with John Hurd--but always complained of Francois du Toit "switching" him around Bakoven Bends in mid eighties. He had some fancy tandem in Red made by a Yank but always complained it was not built to spec, Now owned by his nephews.
Those bends my old training runs before school and that ONE pole on the Kerb as you came from Hout Bay. I dont switch that easily!
 
Hope not too much stuff, my head is quite full, even after major injuries!!!!
R:devil:

[Richard Cooke]

resized again!

[HeyYou]

HI guys,

 

Hope not too much stuff, my head is quite full, even after major injuries!!!!

R:devil:

 

Never too much, love reading your reminisces. 

 

About 5 years before me and a different country, but thank you.

 

MORE!

[CAAD4]

And a basher nogal! Styling.

[hayleyearth]

My 1960's DHC, still working on a period set of wheels...

 

My dad with his 1970 DHC. He was 16.

(he is the one on the right )

[Patchelicious]

First Argus.jpg talk about some retro stuff there. That was my first Argus on the back of the DHC.

Aha! So it's not your fault that you ride a "too long" bike, you were subjected to it from an early age. I'm sure they have support groups for this.

[BuffsVintageBikes]

I found this article while searching for DHC online, thought you guys might find it interesting...

 

https://mg.co.za/article/2013-09-13-00-fixed-assets-a-bicycle-frame-of-mind

[Mazz92]

How do you post photos

[Mazz92]

Any info on this bad boy

[Geronimo]

Hansom Cycles was started by Gotty Hansen and Ettiene Somerjay. They started their plant in Cape Town in the late 60 and eventually moved to Alberton when they were bought out by Peugeot. They then bought it back and moved to Babelegi. Gotty built most of the bikes those days such as Hansom, Zini, Peugeot, Le Turbo ect.

 

Most of SA riders were on his products such as Alan van Heerden, Ertjies Bezuidenhout, Alan Dipple, Mark Beneke, Gary Beneke, Jannie van der Berg, Robbie Mc Intosh, Willie Engelbrecht all Rapport Tour winners and most of SA champions like Wayne Pheifer, Hennie Wentzel, Robbie Dale,Martin Stockit, Johny Koen and even myself. ect ect. It was a fantastic bike winning the most titles in Sa of all makes ever.

 

2 Great guys that done a lot for cycling in the early years.

Gotty built me a beautiful black and gold custom Peugeot via George from Mean Machines in Germiston. I used to work for George in the shop after school and on weekends. Can't remember if it was Reynolds or Vitus tubing. This was back in the early 1980's. Fond memories of a superb bike.