FINNEY1973
Senior Retro Guru
Thought I'd share my latest project with you all. I picked up a 'Poyner of Wolverhampton' some months ago via ebay. It was bought on a bit of whim and it didn't go for a great deal of cash. I was attracted to the short wheelbase and the Super Record crankset. Everything else was a bit of an unknown, as was the overall condition. After winning the auction (£3 under my maximum bid) I took a trip to the West Midlands and brought the bike home. Initially I was a tad disappointed as the paint was in pretty awful condition, and it needed a lot of work to bring it back to some level of decent shape.
However, the bike was a complete conundrum. I'm certainly no expert in older bikes, but despite appearances this bike was not as it appeared. The bike was dressed in an 80's paint-scheme and apart from the crankset (1977) everything was early to mid 80's - Cinelli XA stem, Giro bars, Bianchi Saddle, SR seatpost, Mavic 571 front hub and a rather fantastic Ofmega Premier rear mech. The frame told a different story though - looked 70's all day long. Drilled BB shell, beautifully filed down lugs, single DT shifter, over BB cable guide and 70's style fork crown. Best part was the braze-on brake bosses - never seen those before.
My assumption was a 70's Poyner that had undertaken a facelift in the 80's, so off I went researching 70's TT bikes. Must put on record a huge thanks to Shaun (Midlife) who has been a great source of information whilst I decided what to do with the bike. End result was to re-build with period parts based around the crankset date of 1977.
Anyway, this is what I bought....
However, the bike was a complete conundrum. I'm certainly no expert in older bikes, but despite appearances this bike was not as it appeared. The bike was dressed in an 80's paint-scheme and apart from the crankset (1977) everything was early to mid 80's - Cinelli XA stem, Giro bars, Bianchi Saddle, SR seatpost, Mavic 571 front hub and a rather fantastic Ofmega Premier rear mech. The frame told a different story though - looked 70's all day long. Drilled BB shell, beautifully filed down lugs, single DT shifter, over BB cable guide and 70's style fork crown. Best part was the braze-on brake bosses - never seen those before.
My assumption was a 70's Poyner that had undertaken a facelift in the 80's, so off I went researching 70's TT bikes. Must put on record a huge thanks to Shaun (Midlife) who has been a great source of information whilst I decided what to do with the bike. End result was to re-build with period parts based around the crankset date of 1977.
Anyway, this is what I bought....