Recent content by fullbasement

Hi, I picked up this bike at the local dump shop, mainly because it was cheap and I wanted the tyres. I have since found out that it is a 27" frame with 700c wheels on it, there is no serial number that I can find and it has been suggested that it might be a Bertin frame, any help to identify...

Thanks for that Nob. I'll have a look in the next day or two and also make a comparison with my other Viner. It was built for a local here in New Zealand and I picked it up from the second owner who did alot of touring in Europe on it. It had a broken chain stay and when I had it repaired...

Hi Nob, It does have a star cutout. Cannot seem to find a serial number though. I don't know if the fork is original or possibly been part of the original build spec.

Hi from New Zealand. I picked up this Viner the other day and the decals are not the same as what I have seen of other Viners, including the other one that I own. Can anyone shed any light on why the decals, especially the head tube one, is different. The frame says Viner on the tops of the seat...

I haven't been brave enough to put the other transfer on. The headstem and bars were from my parts bin, the cranks are original and the wheels are 26x1 1/4, which I believe are the correct size although one is alloy, a difficult size to find here in New Zealand.

Hi, I brought this bike unrestored off an elderly gentleman over twenty years ago in Thetford, Norfolk. He had raced it before the war so that would line up with the serial number of 85183, which I understand is August 1935, please correct me if I'm wrong. The bike is living out it's retirement...