Recent content by Midlife

"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.

Not a braze-on in sight, the seat stay arrangement and fork crown looks very Falcon like.....

Anything stamped on the seat tube under the seat bolt ? common place for 70's Raleigh / Carlton.

Nice :) I've still got my GHS 10 bike in the shed !

I had a look at the download here https://www.retrobike.co.uk/archive/1976-raleigh-catalogue.351/ Nothing matches exactly, however, there was a trend quite a few years back to grind off all brazings and convert to a "fixie" with a rattle can job. Could be one of those...........