Gerrard road bike?

Ziggy":224lpnet said:

Now I'm well aware that this is a long shot, but got to be worth a try!

Basically, my old man's Gerrard road bike has been hung from the rafters in the garage for years, waiting for me to do something about it... I've decided I've got to get it going soon, mainly 'cos it's a lovely thing & I don't have another road bike. But does anyone know anything about em?

From what I remember, Dad said it was from a local bike shop (/race team?) that went under when the owner (said Mr Gerrard I assume) got caught doing something naughty & spent some time behind bars. This'd have been somewhere in the East London area, & probably somewhere around 1970. I could be way out on any or all of these details, so I apologise profusely to Mr Gerrard if it turns out he wasn't a bad chap at all! Sadly, I've got no way of checking up on my 'facts'.

The bike itself's a nice looking frame, with mainly campag bits etc that I understand to have been pretty top notch at the time... I'll get some pics when I get it down.

So does this ring any bells for anyone? Like I said, I don't rate my chances, but a bit of a discussion'll get my interest up again & get the resto started!

Cheers

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Ziggy":10qmtrpv said:

I wonder if this was anything to do with him...

http://www.southdc.org.uk/archive/res1955/550313.htm

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roadking":1pxdukff said:

I think Shorter Rochford still-or did until recently-trade from this address: Shorter was in Barnet CC.

Barry Chick is connected...from memory with Alan Shorter.

Gerrards shop closed in the early 1960s(I think...).

Roadking.

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