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British steel, brazed in the land of VictorINOX
Hello everyone,
Here is a mid-1980s Ferraroli Jura, brazed with Reynolds 501 All-Terrain tubing in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
The tubing sticker, although rough, is still legible. The cable housing stop, brazed onto the ears at the top of the seat tube, is a thing of beauty.
Here is the fork. Upon disassembly, I found that unlike the frame, it was made in Japan by Tange. The Jura model was, for made-to-measure specialists Ferraroli, a relatively affordable, off-the-rack model, and may not have been judged deserving of a Swiss-brazed fork to match its frame.
After 25 years of regular use (and abuse), the rear brake cable housing was permanently stuck in its internal guide tube within the top tube, and eventually needed to be repaired by a local framebuilder. The frame and fork are now at the painter's shop, waiting to be re-finished with the same gradient fade from top to bottom, except executed in different colors. The current plan is to re-assemble with M700 stag's head XT (not the M730 group shown in these pics) upon its return.
Thanks for sharing all of the GB bikes which I didn't learn about in the USA back in the day. I hope you enjoy this Swiss-made treasure, brazed with British steel.
Cheers,
The Kid
Hello everyone,
Here is a mid-1980s Ferraroli Jura, brazed with Reynolds 501 All-Terrain tubing in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
The tubing sticker, although rough, is still legible. The cable housing stop, brazed onto the ears at the top of the seat tube, is a thing of beauty.
Here is the fork. Upon disassembly, I found that unlike the frame, it was made in Japan by Tange. The Jura model was, for made-to-measure specialists Ferraroli, a relatively affordable, off-the-rack model, and may not have been judged deserving of a Swiss-brazed fork to match its frame.
After 25 years of regular use (and abuse), the rear brake cable housing was permanently stuck in its internal guide tube within the top tube, and eventually needed to be repaired by a local framebuilder. The frame and fork are now at the painter's shop, waiting to be re-finished with the same gradient fade from top to bottom, except executed in different colors. The current plan is to re-assemble with M700 stag's head XT (not the M730 group shown in these pics) upon its return.
Thanks for sharing all of the GB bikes which I didn't learn about in the USA back in the day. I hope you enjoy this Swiss-made treasure, brazed with British steel.
Cheers,
The Kid
