Posts tagged Waterford

As a longtime fan of Waterford I was very sad when I heard about Richard Scwhinn's decision to close down the business. It truly is the end of an era for lovers of handmade steel frames. Waterford has built frames for so many--from Rivendell to Wilde to Shinola. And of course Gunnar has long been one of the last truly affordable Made-in-USA steel frames. They will be missed.

AJ LaTrace attended the Waterford farewell ride and factory tour and posted some nice shots on Twitter: Richard Schwinn speaking to a group of cyclists, boxes of True Temper steel tubes, and the final batch of Waterford frames.

Steel is real, and I know that there are many thousands of happy miles ahead for all the great bikes that came out of this shop. Long live Waterford!

I saw a post about this on Facebook yesterday, and this morning saw the article on Bikepacking.com Say it ain't so! Richard Schwinn is ready to retire and so are several of his employees. Perhaps someone can step forward and continue the legacy? They have built some great bikes, both under the Waterford and Gunnar names, but also for Rivendell, Salsa, Milwaukee and others. They will be missed!