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Re: Thanks. Thats a very nice bike. I can't see top of the seat stays or the rear bridge. But the front half looks like Les Ephgrave's work. I've run google searches and picked up earlier message board posts and eBay listings where the frame number was included. Now I'm hoping there are...

For anyone interested in Rory O'Brien, I recently added some information to the ClassicLightweights web site. I have been unable to find any reference source for his frame numbers so I have started collecting them myself in the hope of producing some kind of useful list of frame numbers and...

I found a couple of sources that show Les Ephgrave built Rory's Championship frames, including this on Classic Lightweights http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/bu ... lders.html There is a lovely Ephgrave frame on eBay right now that has the same wrap over seat stays.

Re: Re: Thanks for the link. That's a beautiful bike and looks like the same lugs. Interesting it has braze-ons for the shifters but not for the rear brake. Makes me think mine is mid-late 50s due to absence of the shifter braze-ons and perhaps my cable braze-ons were added later.

Velo-Retro.com has a timeline that states the forged dropout with integral Gran Sport derailleur hanger was introduced in 1951 but the spring hole was added in 1952. CampyOnly.com has a 1953 Campagnolo catalog that includes the 1010 dropout for the Gran Sport group set that appears to be the...

Hi Nonowt and Old Ned, Thanks for replying. I saw the same info on Classic Lightweights and a couple of folks have confirmed that Les Ephgrave built the Championship frames for Rory. I have also confirmed that the "Renovated by" transfers were not used after Frank Lipscombe sold his business...

I have a Rory O'Brien Championship frame that (according to the transfers) was renovated by Frank Lipscombe. It would have been made sometime between 1948 and 1969. Looking for suggestions from anyone who can narrow down the year based on features on the frame - e.g. grease nipple on bottom...