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Cheers Sparks and Midlife for the help found just the job ill have to get one from Japan by the looks of it but i don't mid waiting for the right part ;-) AL

Cheers guys ill give them a look thanks ;-)

Please let me know if the link works cheers Im not to bothered with finding that exact stem but I'm after one with that type of angle ive looked on the Bay but not really come up with anything. cheers AL

Hello chaps its been a while since i was on here, well i have a new project on the go that i need a bit of help with. Im putting together a fixed gear road bike but i need a bit of help finding a particular type of stem i need one that has a steep downward angle i have a pic of what I'm looking...

Cool In my search to find stuff out about my Henry Burton frame i found this http://www.velofilie.nl/frameparts.htm And found a pic of some frame lugs that look almost identical to ones on my frame but they say those lugs are usually found on Gazelle and Champion Modial frames so go figure...

Interestingly if you do a web search and put in the words (RGF stamped on bike frame) there is quite a bit of stuff that turns up on it looks like it may be french or at least the BB could be tho don't quote me on that tho. cheers AL

OK i got an Email back from Burtons today John has looked at the pics ive sent. He is of the opinion that this i not a Henry built frame and they don't have records that date back far enough so are not able to check weather it is or who supplied it (shame) so I'm none the wiser it could be from...

Hello Old School ive not looked yet ill tell you when i find out wish me luck. AL

lol ive got a tin of thinners ill give it a go at the week

Cheers Old School but would it have been made for 27 inch wheels or as some one else has said the longer brake mounts for mud guards? Thanks Al

MMM i don't think it'll be from the 60's as the other guy that had his frame dated to 74 his frame number was 2013 and mine is 4299 which would put it a lot later also it has top tube braze on brake cable guides which would put it into the 80's. Its the wheel size that put a spanner in the works...

Hopefully ill here back but if not ill take the bike up there one Saturday as its not to far from here and see if John can pin it down to a date.

Well Richard was telling me that Henry liked to do different things with the lugs so no two Henry built bikes should have the same lug work also with the seat post being 26.4. This was another thing Henry used to do for customers some 531 tubing was 27.2 at one end and 26.4 at the other so you...

I phoned Henry Burtons today spoke to a very nice chap by the name of Richard ive got johns email and ive had to send in pics so looking good also as Henry Burton used a 4 digit frame number mines got a 4 digit number 4299 so fingers crossed.

Yes just best to go with the flow id have some cool decals with my name on infact I'm trying to get some Reynolds type stickers made up but worded something like Definitely NOT made of 531 with Butthead tubing just for a larf. AL