My Elswick Sovereign

NHonky · Jan 27, 2012

Been stalking the forum for awhile without posting and felt the need to post my bike tonight. its an Elswick Sovereign, when i got it the decals where in terrible condition so i just scrapped them and stuck on a bashed up head badge, to match the rest of the bike of course....

need to replace the wheels at some point once i can find a cheap pair that are better than these. and maybe a new lick of paint down the road but i kinda like the weird green gold for some reason.

anyway haven't seen much about this bike online so i shall add mine to the few, im still a noob to road bikes really so let me know if you see any problems haha.

-Neil

Midlife · Jan 27, 2012

Welcome

looking after bikes like these was my bread and butter quite a few years ago, the brake levers were a nightmare by the way LOL

What's the seat post ?

Shaun

NHonky · Jan 28, 2012

just a standard Push seatpost. and yeah im looking at getting some new levers, but i know im gonna miss the suicide levers...

milko · Jan 30, 2012

if you are getting rid of the levers let me know I need some for the other half's new build

hurin76 · Feb 11, 2012

i have one of these beautys at the moment, just cleaning it up to be sold on, if you want the brake levers message me and i will think of a suitable price.

trojanhunter007 · Mar 2, 2012

Anyone know what sort of year this could be as i have a red elswick super sprint which i am restoring at the moment .
I am not going to paint the frame yet on mine as the decals arent to bad in to bad condition but i do need to find a touch up of a close match.
just got to fit a new lower bracket bearing and we should be away

NHonky · Mar 3, 2012

i think it was made to celebrate 100 years of elswick, but im not sure if it was 1980 or 1985.

trojanhunter007 · Mar 3, 2012

getting on a bit now then i must admit i have searched hi and low and not seen another elswick super sprint 10 speed so must be getting rare now

shedobits · Mar 4, 2012

'Bought one of these new in 1981 from Ware in Hertfordshire, [in fact I've still got the Ever Ready front light]. At the time I thought it was the biz and replaced pretty much everything thanks to Maddisons Frewheel catalogue. I rode it every where and it got me back into cycling for life. I sold it to a work mate in Stroud in about 1987 to help fund one of the last Hetchins frames.
I've only seen two others, one was under a pile of PX's at the back of a bike shop in Thatcham and the other was on a site dedicated to ten speed bikes.

Anyway hope you enjoy it.

My Elswick Sovereign

NHonky

Retro Newbie

Midlife

Retro Wizard

NHonky

Retro Newbie

milko

hurin76

trojanhunter007

Retro Newbie

NHonky

Retro Newbie

trojanhunter007

Retro Newbie

shedobits

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