Recent content by Coalfield

To answer the final questions in PandaPodium's InstaGram = Buying a new Masi or Motobecane or AustoDaimler is easy, albeit a less than classic decision. As for protecting hallowed brands,.... well .... that horse left the barn many decades ago. Tho' I'm not sure that nostalgia is a selling...

OOOOpps I goofed on my original post. SFP: I always hesitate to make reccos, butt....since you are a west coast neighbor I quickly checked CL Bicycle Parts here in Seattle for 1" threaded fork = steel/Campy dropouts $65. It adds nearby communities including Portland, OR and another option...

Pulled from the above link = "1950-57 Digits in Two Groups, 3/4 and 4. (Exception 1940 & 1958" "Claud Butler Typical Number Format Reverses During 52/53. Either Format Occasionally Seen in all Years" The serial numbers on the chart do not correspond exactly to yours. Double check the serial...

FWIW - My early 80's Batavus in Ishi022 has the serial number across the width of the BB.

missing the Union Jack bar end plugs. They are somewhere.

Had been searching for a Clive Stuart for a good many years, finally found a frameset (perfect fit and in the race colourway, :)) only 20 miles away. Needed a fork tweak, and the gentleman who fixed that was also interested in assembling as he has a CS with a serial number not too far off my...

Not a British builder expert, most of my prior rides have been Raleigh/Carlton all from 1970s. Kept a Holdsworth Special ('82?) branded as an Irish Harding, and a '72 Holdsworth 'special order' Harding mimicking a Pro. Have no idea the specific builder on either of them. I own a Clive Stuart...

I found the Weinmann delta was tough to set up. No on-th-road experience. Still have them tho', and the bike to wear them.

Reply that you are mostly interested in 650b tyres - could they confirm size on tyre? Easy Peasy

Another Delta style brake - weird for sure - I have never seen another set here in USA = Weinmann I am not sure how wonderful - have yet to mount them on the intended rider (which stops well enough with dual pivot calipers).

RIP - Tom Simpson, different era, different drugs but similar downsides.

Being a 'Winner' oft has its' parallel downsides.

Some lugs were made for ornate, some just look plain business - lugs & crowns w/ long points.

thank you for the reply. With a frame number 181, it should be 60's, but I have no idea how many frames were produced. I have seen an Alec Bird frame with the fastback seat cluster, but it would be a bit of a leap to say he brazed it. 1975 Alec Bird | Flickr and here's a link to CS #216 that...

My sitbones measure narrower than the OP. Recenty, a new B17 Imperial feels (to me) like it became 'broken-in' much faster than the last B17, which I sold. I also have a Swallow and to accommodate the more aggressive / lower position I had an expert make as large a cut-out as we agreed was...