Hello, another new project which I couldn't resist, purporting to be Geoffrey Butler track bike (minus wheels).
I'm an mtb'er learning to appreciate thinner wheels, so bear with my ignorance please.
Can anyone shed more light on age provenance etc...
Geoffrey Butler frame, 531 Main Tubes, wrap over seatstay, no drillings for brakes, seemingly hand painted 'Geoffrey Butler' on downtube. Has a grease port on the bb shell.
Chater Lea pedals with Brooks toe clips
FB (Fratelli Brevio?) cranks
Duralumin Forged (IA?) 49 tooth ring
Bayliss Wiley bb
Brooks B17 (seems very narrow)
Cinelli stem with nice enamel badge
Cinelli 'Tour of Britain' bars
(No wheels!)
The chap I got this from said it was his Father's bike, who was a Kentish Wheeler, and regularly took it to the velodromes, he thought certainly from the '60's if not earlier.
Frame number is 56736
Lovely story behind this and I'd like to get it running again, though the chrome is pretty rusted, lots of patina and cottered cranks are beyond my (limited) mechanical knowledge.
I know GB didn't build frames, rather bought them in.
Grateful for any knowledge!
Thanks
Photos to follow...
I'm an mtb'er learning to appreciate thinner wheels, so bear with my ignorance please.
Can anyone shed more light on age provenance etc...
Geoffrey Butler frame, 531 Main Tubes, wrap over seatstay, no drillings for brakes, seemingly hand painted 'Geoffrey Butler' on downtube. Has a grease port on the bb shell.
Chater Lea pedals with Brooks toe clips
FB (Fratelli Brevio?) cranks
Duralumin Forged (IA?) 49 tooth ring
Bayliss Wiley bb
Brooks B17 (seems very narrow)
Cinelli stem with nice enamel badge
Cinelli 'Tour of Britain' bars
(No wheels!)
The chap I got this from said it was his Father's bike, who was a Kentish Wheeler, and regularly took it to the velodromes, he thought certainly from the '60's if not earlier.
Frame number is 56736
Lovely story behind this and I'd like to get it running again, though the chrome is pretty rusted, lots of patina and cottered cranks are beyond my (limited) mechanical knowledge.
I know GB didn't build frames, rather bought them in.
Grateful for any knowledge!
Thanks
Photos to follow...