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RandyS
Darren Chan has a Force frame for sale on ebay with a letter from someone who says the were made by Sbarbaro Enterprises in Hayward Ca. I know this to be at least partially true because Randy Bowser of AFA/Hutch infamy and I were the factory team for them for a short time in 1980/81. I didn't care at that point why, just that someone was paying my way. But from what I do remember I was told that Bob Sbarbaro was making the frames for H&F either directly or through a 3rd party and got burned by them. So, he set out to sell them as Eliminators, he was a hot rod/drag guy. The one with the extra bar was a RB1 and the one without was a RS1. I don't think he sold many and the money dried up pretty quick. I think the general belief has been that Speed Unl. made them. I always just assumed they had 2 manufacturers.

Randy Bowser attempted to sell them as RRP or something like that for a little while after Sbarbaro gave up so I know he still had frames after I left.

Does anyone know the real story? I know for sure that at least some of them were welded in Hayward by a guy in a giant thronelike chair with a joint in his mouth half the time(not Bob, the welder). H&F continued to sell them the next few years so either someone else made them or they patched things up with Sbarbaro.

[ November 13, 2006, 12:40 AM: Message edited by: RandyS ]
AndyDiamond
Cool frames.

Dunno where they were made.

If I was going to guess I'd say Trackmaster.

Are you sure DC doesn't know?
JohnnyJohnson OMAS DirtSlinger
Good question.....

I saw (maybe Reilley1) a road bike or 10 speed from the 1940's
with a Hank and Frank head tube badge.
RandyS
That should have said "NFA", not AFA.
R. Serafin
I knew a lot of the Hank and Frank racers back in the day, but the only thing I know about the Force is that they were made in Hayward.

Randy Bowser. I haven't heard that name in years. I knew the Bowser's when they ran Fremont Raceway / BMX. I always had the hots for Tammi Bowser ( hehehe ).

Anyways, back to the topic.
Rod Miles
What the heck is a Force.......

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Rod Miles
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