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Corrected one like that the other week, fork upside down - crown in the vise, fit an old strong front wheel and TWIST until 90 degees to crown.

Me too, I'm still throwing money at my next entry for RBoTM, I hope I'm not the only one who likes it!

I think what you are showing there is actually the result of poorly maintained tooling for the "blanking out" process during manufature of the ring, not something that has developed over time. It's a common feature when blanking high strength light alloy components if the punch to die clearance...

Apparently SR abbreviated it to fit into the available space!

Looks mine had large clearances for the mudguards as well, can't remember if it was on 27s or 700s.

I'm no expert on Saracens (or anything else) but the frame looks very similar to a Saracen that passed through my greasy hands a few years ago.

Here's the gear inches for 27" wheels, 700C will be a bit lower and 26" lower still.

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Hi, I've got these that you can have for £25 plus postage if they're good enough, the clip is nice - the nut not so but has good threads. Definately 31/32" x 30TPI. Very hard to find as you probably already know.

It'd be nice to think these unidentified forks in my parts bin were by Gios, but don't think they would have made any with mudguard mounts! Anyone want a stab at the manufacturer?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156102220308?itmmeta=01HR9N1V0FACB3M2KPEJPEEYRB&hash=item24586ada14:g:LrIAAOSwvKhl6CzL&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwGxeNlNkYLq%2FMPrg6XGdE0%2BTR%2BoL8jfrcrIO80O3KXKdtUAqS8B4wLHI3U3MjZonD%2F4hAEQKhqI5qg2M3nhPGCA4Vira1jdq6iZclRSq8Bc3Cm%2Fi%2FaJUe2FToCX6MTc8cDiXouBd9WverdF8n1vcI%...

It's a toss up which rode worse, the Chopper or the original balloon tyred RSW16!

Must go to make some room, Peugeot Performance from early 2000s. Frame size 58cm centre of BB to top of seat tube clamp. Columbus Aelle tubing, Shimano Sora 8 x 2 speed, mechs and brake set, Ofmega crankset, Mavic headset and freewheel, Kevlar saddle, Rigida rims on Formula hubs with stainless...

It's just occurred to me, how many years do you have to rewind to find a "completely British" bicycle, i.e. without any imported components - the late 50s maybe? Or possibly the Choppers and Shoppers of the 70s?

And of course the John Perks