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There were no braze ons as it was cheaper, supposedly allowed the use of full champagne kit which included band ons and the ladies who built my frame were not trained to do them until later ….. After all there was a 3 day week and the lights went out several nights a week lol.

Blimey, not seen that tape since it adorned such bikes as the Raleigh Hustler lol Tressorex / Tressostar for me :).

The answer is no, it's not... https://cycling-obsession.com/how-to-identify-a-colnago-super/ Simple way is to count the top tube cable guides. not even a Colnago I don't think

Not a Rourke though, has no trademark wrap round seat stays.........

"R" panto'd on the fork crown would be the finishing touch :)

Nice :) There's a thread on here about CB frame numbers that should nail it for you if you post up the number. The Whitcomb with Haden lugs, over BB guides and the drilled chainset is probably 1977 (the last 2 digits of the number), the 531 sticker on it looks older though ?

Something like this ? https://www.bikeparts.co.uk/products/schwalbe-sv17-700c-28-47c-27x1-1-4-40mm

Not quite sure what the seat tube decal is doing on the downtube. the 531 writing looks sloped and not horizontal which is maybe younger than the frame. Nice though...........

Nicklin or Williams spring to mind, can you see the logo? Typical 2 tooth difference in chainring size for 1972 :)

Nice :) Classic chamfered seat stays of the Special... Does Nick Kilgarrif website still work? there was a lot of Holdsworth info on there. the 7 in a diamond is the date of the cranks.

Panto'd levers are usually NR or GS, no pesky holes to get in the way........

That is right up my street as they say :).

Not sure that's an SBDU. Has a Special Products sticker which is a bit different.

Smart Restoration :) BITD there were several brands that were made for catalogues (Grattan, Empire Stores etc). In the absence of any leads may well be one of them.

Shimano SLR (Shimano Linear Response) non aero levers are meant to be up among the best as mentioned above.