1963 King of Mercia - is it?

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Found this out and about today - everything came off, frame only spoiled by shallow dent in top tube.

Tubing - it can almost be squeezed! Very thin tubes all round, thin stays, all hand finished lugs, distinctive thick wraparound 'wedge' stays, not rounded like a Carlton.

Lugs - hand filed to needle points

BB - grease port, one rear cable guide

Drop-outs - Campagnolo 1010 'Record' front and rear

Frame designed for centre pulls, rear mech only with frame braze-on for lever

Fork - lightweight crown, not heavy at all

Age - at a rough guess, late 60's to mid 70's

Serial number is on left rear drop-out, 4 digit.

Any ideas?

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Re: Interesting 60's/ 70's time trial/ audax frame?

Nice :)

Looks like a general purpose road frame from the 60's, into the 70's the grease nipples went and the braze ons dissapeard.

Anything stamped on the bottom bracket?

Shaun
 
Re: Interesting 60's/ 70's time trial/ audax frame?

Very "carpenter" with those wrap round stays and pencil thin ...

Shaun
 
Re: Interesting 60's/ 70's road frame?

Frame builder friend says:

Zeus fork crown

Campganolo cable guide

Bocama pressed lugs with forged top eyes

Tubing quite probably Columbus or Vitus but definitely/ maybe/ possibly/ not/ it is Reynolds

Forks are totally Reynolds and with Reynolds fork blades and Reynolds stamped steerer

Steerer is cut in the thread rather than filed.

Guides are set for british routing so front brake on the right etc.
 
Re: Interesting 60's road frame?

Fork crown looks a bit Vagner to me with the slot?

Shaun
 
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