Oh ok.....not original then. Good to know and thanks for the feedback. Difficult to know what to do though as the re-lacquer will enable it to function in the elements. The paint was just too fragile to leave untouched. I'm happy either way and feel it's been sympathetically brought back from the dead/shed but apologies if I've offended
RD says Patent 73 if memory serves. FD is Suntour Cyclone. I think the Gipiemme chainset or bb had 74 stamped on it but have to check in the morning.
I checked the catalogues when I first got it last year. The Cyclone (it has a waterslide decal on the top tube) was only available as a frame by this point and disappeared a couple of years later I think. The head badge is riveted of course.
It was an absolute mess when I got it so 100% confident the paint and decals were original.
Frame number is 41801 under BB and forks but didn't have much luck researching a year from this. Any ideas?
RD says Patent 73 if memory serves. FD is Suntour Cyclone. I think the Gipiemme chainset or bb had 74 stamped on it but have to check in the morning.
I checked the catalogues when I first got it last year. The Cyclone (it has a waterslide decal on the top tube) was only available as a frame by this point and disappeared a couple of years later I think. The head badge is riveted of course.
It was an absolute mess when I got it so 100% confident the paint and decals were original.
Frame number is 41801 under BB and forks but didn't have much luck researching a year from this. Any ideas?
