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Hi folks, does anyone have any info re the activity or otherwise of the excellent vintage cycle parts supplier run by Hilary Stone? I understand he must be at - or past! - retirement and am wondering if he runs the store as a regular business or more as a hobby, these days.
I've tried to contact him recently but without success - I see the most recent post on their Facebook page was this month.

I got a large chainwheel from him...?.but it was a couple a of years ago. One thing I found was that he was part time, the un-used days were actually used for scouring for goods!

gerry84

Cheers. All info. helps
I understood he's semi-retired and keen to retire fully back to France - and I have a vague recollection he had a house not far from me, off Muller Road, near me here in Bristol.

I made an enquiry about a frameset about two years ago and was told, quite abruptly, that it had been sold some time before.
It’s still on the site now, along with several others I remember seeing.

edit: looked a bit further and I don’t think the pages have been changed at all.

He used to post stuff quite regularly on LFGSS but I don't visit there very often these days.

He has been 'missing' from Cycle jumbles for a while now . Although my mate did see him at one recently .
I believe he relocated from Bristol to Merthyr Tidfil ( sorry if spelling awry) some time ago but he has more recently been rumoured to be in France . His son Kia was racing there last time I spoke to him (a couple if years ago) I heard through the Grapevine he has sold the Hilary Stone Cycles Stock (Golden Age Cycles?) but none of this is solid just rumour and speculation.

It’s still on the site now

I've just had a chat with someone - perhaps HS - and similary, the item/s I spotted on the website are no longer available. Although the Facebook page does appear to be a trfile more up-to-date. What I should have asked but didn't is whether anyone else will be looking after the business, while the man himself enjoys his retirement (as he has every right to, of course!).

I received the following response to a chainring enquiry.................On 14 October 2021 at 09:37 Hilary Stone <hilarystone@hilarystone.com> wrote: I am sorry that the item(s) you enquired about are no longer available. I am retiring and have sold almost all of my stock. I will be continuing with some items such as specialist chainrings 86mm, 122mm, 151mm and 116mm….................'

Hope he's enjoying his retirement!!

What are you after, Simon? Anything Particular?

Barrowman wrote: ↑12 Apr 2022, 3:59pm What are you after, Simon? Anything Particular?

I think I was after a 49T chainring to fit a 5 arm 144bcd crank for a fixed gear project. In the end I fitted a 53T ring with a 5 speed freewheel so I'm all sorted thanks,

However, I believe you are probably referring to 'simonineaston'?

Us Simons must stick together...
I was after a smaller chainring than is on my Stronglight discussed under a separate topic, which is 52t, 122mm bcd. I'd prefer 48t or 46t. I was rather keen too on the Royce cranks still advertised on the website, but was told firmly that they have gone At least I now know.
I do wish people would try to keep on-line resources up-to-date. I appreciate of course that different folk have varying amounts of energy and time available and indeed, what seemed like a jolly good idea maybe ten years ago, might seem like a bit of a liability today. In which case, if I was in his shoes, I think I'd simply remove references to prices and 'sold' text and advise customers to 'ring to check availability'. Hey Ho.