keithglos":35pnuolf said:I suggest this has already been refinished, the head transfer says "W F Holdsworth" which is obviously wrong.
Nice enough bike though.
MichaelinNorwich":14ob0q51 said:Congratulations looks very good. I'm new on the block too, got sidetracked as I looked for Dead Rats and his Schauff tandem articles.
I have a Holdsworth Track and Path model. When I got the frame I was told that it had never been built up. Icompleted the build a couple of years ago but as I live in a hilly area it does not get that much use.
Have just bought a tandem that might be a Schauff so I was hoping to be able to link with someone who can compare my detail photos (lugs etc) to check that it is what I think it is.
It may be that the wheels are not original but what seems strange to me is that their profile is reminscent of designs of wheels with stirrup or pull up brakes. The tandem has rim brakes but the part of the rim that they run on has a kind of dimpled surface and seems a bit narrow for the thickness of the blocks.
The hub gears are Sturmey Archer but there is no cable and the gears are not only fixed in one ratio but also do not free wheel. Is this a bodge? I know that s/A did a fixed gear multi speed hub at one point. Anybody any idea on what code number or other mark I should look for. Thanks.
Centre to top? Are you sure? maybe my eyes are decieving me today, but it doesn't look that large. Could be, though. Anyhow I can see that you might benefit from a different size. Good luck if you decide to trade the frame- It's a long-shot that there is someone out there with a Special in your size that needs a significantly larger one, but you never know. In a trading situation I would think that reassurance- photgraphic or otherwise- from you that that seatpost is not stuck would ease the transaction. I'm not saying it is stuck, but when they have been buried that deep in the seat-tube- perhaps for a long time, there is always that suspicion?It's a 61 cm frame