Recent content by Beardos

Re: Bought a set of qr skewers from Clive. Excellent stuff. Quick responses. No hassle. Good prices. Well packaged. No problems at all.

Re: Nice! I've got a '78 Champion Mondial AA awaiting a respray and build-up. This has got me excited, looking forward to it. Great job. :mrgreen:

Re: Gorgeous bike! Thanks for sharing the build Boscarn. :mrgreen:

Re: Great photos! Also looking forward to seeing this one come to life. :mrgreen:

Found on lfgss... "Superia was founded by Remi Claeys. Reportedly, his father and grandfather had produced bicycles in their blackshop shop as far back as 1846, though by virtue of the date, this must have been a drasine style machine. In 1926, Remi and his three brothers formed Claeys...

Re: Exactly as I had thought. Can I only assume it's a random frame the store logo'd up to sell on? Would it also be easy to assume it's gas-pipe? At least I know I'll be ok to turn it into the winter fixed gear and don't have to worry about 'doing it justice'. :facepalm: Would you guys...

Re: Few more photos :

Hello all. I bought this SABA frame a little while back and have been mulling over what to do with it. I've read all the various threads online that I can find about SABA on the web, but was wondering if anyone here had any ideas about the relative quality of this frame. Whether it is a...

Re: I'll nab these if still available... :mrgreen:

Re: Truly wonderful work! You should be incredibly proud to have made that machine come back to life in such a spectacular way. Well done on every level!

Re: Looking forward to seeing this one come together. Would really like to do a late '70s early '80s TT build at some point. :mrgreen:

Re: Aw man. I'm working tomorrow (Sat 5th). I'm based in Brighton and would like to make it to a meet-up ride at some point in the future. Well, have a blast guys. :)

Re: Thanks for the input biggs682. Do you think an estimate of early to mid '70s would be most likely for the frame? It does indeed ride very nicely! Only gone for a few short rides so far (weather permitting of course).

Re: Thanks for the reply Shaun. So early '70s is as good a guess as any you think? I've added some black cotton handlebar tape (tressostar). Will try fitting the 500s. The 999s are right on the limit as it is. Do you have any experience with Phoenix tubing, I read somewhere is was an...

Re: Got some Weinmann 500 side-pulls I want to switch the centre-pulls for No idea if any stamped on details would help with dating... (?) DAVID COMPONENTS...60...6827...62 (?)