Recent content by Dontrudge

I only called them Osgear because someone else did,I wouldn't know an Osgear forkend if I was to find one in the soup I am currently consuming.Looking again at nkilgariff, those pattern fork ends were first in the CB catalogue for 1938 and are CB's own designs

Hi,OT.Thank you very much, that beautiful red Avant Coureur could be mine, bar a few braze on cable stops and the Osgear rear fork ends.My bike had an Osgear fork end with the same long tang on the drive side.I my youthful ignorance I removed it.That really is a lovely looking frame and forks.If...

OldTel, I saw your bike when I was searching the other day and of all the examples I could find ,thought it was the closest to my own.Your bike looks really nice,I would like to do something similar to my own.1949 and still usable that's some quality.I would be prepared to pay for a good paint...

In my previous post I stated that the head badge dated from the late 80's,I meant the late 70's early 80's.I would have bought this bike around about 1979/80 I think.

Piperdave you are correct in your observation about the head tube badge.It dates from the late 80's when I first got it and had it re-enamelled.I think,the memory is a bit hazy, that the original badge was a flat brass plate with the details etched or engraved into it. Any body out there who...

Hi,thanks for the replies.I've read most of those links you have supplied over the past two days.I think what is confusing me is,I can not see a bike the same as my own. one example will have the axe head pattern lugs like mine, but the seat clamp or the fork ends will be different ,another will...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/88104625@N07/8057573424/ Have a look at these and tell me what you make of them.It is very old.I have owned it for at least 35 years and it was old when I bought it.I have tried the ctc,yacf and cycle-chat forums for info.I have now discovered yourselves,I've spent...