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Hi! Yes if it is a 62 (24" old money) I would love it! I have a set of Ambrosio/Campag wheels for it. My phone number is 07861 222259 if you prefer to contact me through that? Best regards, Charlie

Hi Seadodger, apologies I have only just seen your reply to my wanted ad. I didn't get a notification? If you still have the bike, can you tell me a bit more please? size/year?/price etc. kind regards Charlie.

That's a really nice frame, and with chromed forks will look great. 64cm (25 1/4 inches?) Is probably a size too big for me, but... Do you know if the rear wheel spacing is 126 or 130? And the year it was made? And how much you will be asking for it? Regards Charlie.

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Re: Ha ha no fog, just a cheap camera and a bad photographer. It's a Cinelli 1a stem, 65 bars, Turbo saddle I think. Super Record mechs, Modolo levers, Mavic GP4's On Record large flange hubs. One of the friends gave up cycling a year later. The other one was training with Eddie le Surf and...

Re: Thank you for the welcome! I had always assumed Tom had passed away some time ago (you may remember he was a chain smoker?) I would like to visit him if I knew where he was? I went to Belgium with him when I was 15 and would sometimes go over to his flat in Albany Street. Always a nice guy...

Hello all. Back in 1983, I was lucky enough to have a Raleigh Team Replica with Campagnolo Record/ Mavic GP4's. It was stolen from my shed in Hackney after about 6 months. I was then good friends with Tom Board, who built frames for two friends and myself. They were Columbus tubed, fully chromed...

Re: Witcomb Cycles You have probably all seen this before, but it is a real gem of a film. https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/wat ... 966-online Barry Witcomb was doing some work at Colourtech in South London when I had my frame restored a few years ago.