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I sense another great resto will be on it's way in the not too distant future!
Fillet brazed off road adventure bike of unknown origin.
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Immediately said Overbury’s but all those extras previously discussed say not. Somebody else. But just me with my 8. 
narcotitlan
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Like others I was super close to buying this at one point, before I decided to concentrate on my pioneer. So many similarities to my pioneer in fact. Are the forks fillet brazed? Mine are and also share the mid-way rack braze ons. Both front and rear dropouts are the same. Mine also has the third set of bottle cage mounts under the down tube. Lastly the cut of the reinforcement seat cluster sleeve is similar. Lovely bike whatever it is.
bikeworkshop
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Square canti bosses on an Overburys:
Square brake bosses are outside the norm, judging by the many pictures I've looked at. My 1989 700c Pioneer has them too. I wonder what if anything ties frames with square bosses together? Maybe they were outsourced to a third party builder due to demand?
bikeworkshop
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Framebuilders bits and pieces sit in little drawers in a space that's often a little chaotic.
In my own experience, if I find some bosses, on they go.
My recollection of Overburys (the shop) is that it was even less organised than mine.
Overburys clearly had square bosses at some point, but you'd usually buy a quantity at a time.
If the supplier only had square, on they go.
If you can only find square in the drawers, on they go.
In my own experience, if I find some bosses, on they go.
My recollection of Overburys (the shop) is that it was even less organised than mine.
Overburys clearly had square bosses at some point, but you'd usually buy a quantity at a time.
If the supplier only had square, on they go.
If you can only find square in the drawers, on they go.
The plot thickens.
This morning I received a reply from Lee Cooper...
''I am not sure if this is one of ours. But if it isn't it would be one of Jim Macilwaine's, who used to own Bromwich Cycles.''
He also suggests I check for a frame number, which of course I'll do as soon as it arrives.
This is promising as he seems quite certain that it's more than likely one or the other, a Cooper or a Macilwaine.
It remains to be seen whether the frame number (if there is one) sheds any more light on it.
This morning I received a reply from Lee Cooper...
''I am not sure if this is one of ours. But if it isn't it would be one of Jim Macilwaine's, who used to own Bromwich Cycles.''
He also suggests I check for a frame number, which of course I'll do as soon as it arrives.
This is promising as he seems quite certain that it's more than likely one or the other, a Cooper or a Macilwaine.
It remains to be seen whether the frame number (if there is one) sheds any more light on it.
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My only thoughts there is that it doesn't have the signature rear brake cable stop that were a Bromwich standard.
I don't think it's a Bromwich, more likely it was made for a third party, perhaps Overbury's.My only thoughts there is that it doesn't have the signature rear brake cable stop that were a Bromwich standard.
