What model is this?
Got some nice stuff on it: Suntour Superbe F&R mechs, Galli calipers, Campy hubs and headset, Cinelli stem, a 90's Flite Titanium saddle...
Looks like something the late Sheldon Brown would commute on. Macbook and Kodak pocket camera in rear bag - protected from the elements by a big fender (oh I meant mudguard), multiple handlebar positions etc.
That's sad news indeed. Without sounding rude I thought all 3 of the Taylor brothers passed away some years ago. Ken must of had a good innings.
Who would of thought some of the best frames ever made were built in a scruffy factory unit on an industrial estate in Stockton-on-Tees.
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This one has the same serial beginning S8100, but it screams later half of the 80's/early 90's to me with that toptube font, colourway and graphics.
https://bikeindex.org/bikes/750905
The Suntour Blaze components on yours are late 80's.
Never seen that before either. A one-off prototype that never went into production? Seller is in Doncaster near where they are based (Rotherham) - a current or ex-employee, perhaps?
Yeah, i wondered if the fork was not original. This one appears to have its original fork.
For cleaning pitted/rust spots on forks, I find Vinegar, Lemon Juice and a pinch of bicarbonate of soda in a spray bottle works wonders with a scrunched up bit of tinfoil. An old wife's tale that works.