Hetchins
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Hetchins is a make of bicycle. It takes its name from the founder of the firm, Hyman Hetchin, who had a shop in Seven Sisters Road in South Tottenham, north London, UK. The frame builder was Jack Denny. Hetchin was active in supporting cycle racing and won the World's and Olympic Championships in 1936. After Hyman's death in 1961, the firm continued under the son, Alf Hetchin, moving to Southend-On-Sea, Essex in the 1970s. Hetchins frames are known for two things: their distinctive "curly" stays (patented in 1936), and elaborate lugs. The firm was still in production in 2008, under the control of the former Southend shop manager David Miller.
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