|
From the Frontier of England and Scotland to the Rocky Mountains.
A Rich History
|
In small frontier town on the boarder of England and Scotland lived a family of Motorcycle and Bicycle enthusiasts. The Tiffen's were some of the pioneers of the motorcycle days. Edward John Tiffen 2nd great grandfather to the current owner of Tiffen Cycles and Blakiston lived in the 1800's and was the first of a long line of bicycle and motorcycle experts, riders, and manufactures.
They were apart of the creation of the famous International Six Day Trial, a six day race testing endurance of motorcycles brands and riders. It still runs to this day. Some of the descendants were sponsored riders, others were master craftsman, who built and maintained bicycles and motorcycles. His sons and grandson road for the famous Velocette brand and then become dealers and also started their own line. Edward lived in the late 1800's and early 1900's and had 10 children. He started a shop with his sons, one continued that shop and the other made his own. His sister Mary Tiffen-Jackson had a son that had a bicycle shop as well. Tiffen Cycles shops ran form the 1880's to the 1960's in Carlisle, England. In honor of this families rich cycle history we decided to revive the Tiffen line half a century later. As they were the innovators, builders, and testers of their time, so with the advent of new technology of our time, we decided to carry on the tradition with Electric bicycles and Motorcycles.
Everyday HeroE.J. Tiffen great Grandfather to the owner of Tiffen Cycles is seen here with a children's bike he made in a small border town on Scotland and England. That same bike is now here in a small border town of USA and Canada. Edward Jr. was a man passionate about serving others through his talents as one of the most skilled mechanics in Carlisle, England. He was hailed as the "Good Samaritan of the Road" and "Guardian Angel, while rescuing stranded motor cyclists. What a legacy he left as husband, father, friend, and biker. A bike brand Revived...
"The Spirit of the road will never die, so long as the few good samaritans including your worthy self remain..."
|
Racing HeroW.T. Tiffen Sr. and Jr. were riders and distributers for Velocette motorcycles. They were also small manufacturers of their own TIffen line with son and brother E. J. Tiffen. In the 1920's - 50's . 'Billy' or E.T. Tiffen Jr. would race in every event he could, he won the SSDT in Scotland in 1936 riding the 'Mark 5' Velocette motorcycle. He was one of only 3 permitted to test the Mysterious Mark 6 for real racers only.
|
