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OP contacted me already. Yup it’s lovely but way too small for me and I’ve already got one.

Some of the Clauds that are still rolling…

Eh? What? Who? Why? Did someone wake me up? I was having a nice little sojourn…..

Now then….. 1948 “8” February “2” frame count “695” “International Club” What a stunner! Those Claud Butler branded brakes are super rare.. great to see it sympathetically restored and welcome to RetroBike

Hello @awac Yes that decal was used on the seat tube and occasionally on the head but typically only on track/path bikes. Your bike would more likely have had the riveted stamped metal badge also sold by Lloyds EDIT…. Some of the smaller frames didn’t have enough space on the head for the metal...

This head badge is circa 1978-1985

TBH… the only real advantage to using the wet method is when you have large areas of clear such as with my Titanius in the initial post because the issue wasn’t do much the positioning more of making sure the clear areas had nothing underneath. As with most things in life there’s always other...

Odd… I’ve only ever used Gil. When you say it didn’t work, what do you mean exactly?

Hello @codydaniels sorry for the late reply, Christmas & all that. Ok, so what have we got… Well the full brazing, fluted stay tops, continental rear drop outs and that particular bridge combination all shout pre-1950 Also the number combination doesn’t fit the the 50’s lists I would hazard a...

Does look like a Claud, but I really need an in focus photo of the stamped number

Yes the catalogue clearly states it’s 531. As I said above the rest of the line up was 531. 🤷🏻‍♂️ However it wasn’t double butted, as the Cordon Bleu & the Torino were, these were lighter and superior frames. If you look at the price listings that we managed to find and have posted on the...

Hello @Evets yes, they are (almost) all different except some have bigger differences than others; The two at the bottom of the range the Spectra & the Electron Super Five were this year the same frame I think, the Super 5 gets 531 front forks later in its life. These two & I think even the...

Hi @veganhaggis Unfortunately it’s not a top end model, it’s likely the bottom model “Challenge” maybe a courier but tbh with that cheap stamped fork crown I’d put my money the entry level Challenge, still a nice bike though. The gross green lugs are most definitely NOT original, neither are...

I’ve never heard of a ClaudE Butler

So freshers week is over & my daughter feels like a minor celebrity, apparently old men (I think she means 40+) keep pointing and saying things like “Peachy’s Claud, tidy!” 🤣