Ronnie
I was up at Walker Bros. in Baileyton, and Norman Easterwood's grandson was on his latest China Girl bike, not the same one I saw last year.
I brought him a new rear wheel from my bikeshop in Decatur, maybe that was the bike I saw last week was the latest conversion....don't know the model but it looks like a solid frame.
That's the guy's name anyway, he lives by the 4 Way, works up at Redstone Arsenal, him and his friend have been fiddling around, tweaking those bikes for over a year.
And now I see Steve Crutchfield in Cullman is on board, would start to give you a local group to exchange ideas. The two bike mechanics up at Werner's in Cullman also were trying out a China Girl two weeks ago, I didn't see it, but one of my customers did.
Both Werners in Cullman and the Peddler in Decatur, the two closest bike shops, have a Pro-Motorbike attitude, give a small discount on parts, and folks will tell you what a rarity having good vibes coming from bike shops really is.
Jack Sheilds, between Eva and Cullman, builds mostly a GEBE modified version, but has done maybe 5 Chinafire installs, and has some upgrade to the kill switch he just discovered. PM me for his phone number.
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