1960's Holdsworth Frame

[james a]

I recently bought a Holdsworth frame. Told 1960s, based on a Mistral. 531 frame and forks. The frame has ss sliding dropouts only, no mech hanger, no cable stops or gear/brake cable hangers, bottle cage mounts etc. Front fork has the lamps mount on the r/h fork blade.

Is this a track frame?

 

[Midlife]

Track / path frames have the dropouts with the slots facing backwards....

Just Google track dropout

Shaun

 

[james a]

These are facing forward.

 

[Midlife]

Then its a road frame . However, bitd we slotted in a fixed wheel for the winter months.

The rear mech would be on a gear hanger. No braze ons was an early 1970's quirk

Shaun

P's any pics?

 

[james a]

Link to the ebay page that has pictures.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/24-034-Classi ... 336wt_1275

 

[Midlife]

That's not a Track frame in answer to your original question.

Shaun

 

[james a]

Thanks Shaun. Its off to my local frame builder for a change of dropouts so it can be run geared.

 

[Midlife]

You can run gears on those dropouts, all you need is a gear hanger and possible reset of the width. What dropouts have you gone for?

Shaun

 

[NeilM]

Re:

Just take it to Jose at Paulus Quiros and ask his advice.

Nice frame, love the pin striping.

 

[Midlife]

Just had as Google for that guy as I'd never heard of him, some quite nice work if a little quirky

Thanks for that, learn something new every day as they say

Shaun