Fivethreeone
Retro Newbie
Dear retro enthusiasts,
My first ever post.
I recently acquired a bicycle that I was planning on using as a winter commuter. However, closer inspection leads me to believe it may be a Johnny Berry frame.
It has many of the correct features - wrap-over seat stays, dive helmet cable stops, 'distinctive' notched round shifter stop on down tube, correct detailing on seat stay eyes, Raccord Gargette Freres bottom bracket shell, campag droputs. However, it has no frame number on the bottom bracket, underside of forks (or on the steerer column) which all Berry frames are supposed to have.....
Are there any thoughts on its likely origins? It has/had the remains of Aende stickers on it, but as far as I am aware they never had wrap-over seat stays?
Pics attached.
My first ever post.
I recently acquired a bicycle that I was planning on using as a winter commuter. However, closer inspection leads me to believe it may be a Johnny Berry frame.
It has many of the correct features - wrap-over seat stays, dive helmet cable stops, 'distinctive' notched round shifter stop on down tube, correct detailing on seat stay eyes, Raccord Gargette Freres bottom bracket shell, campag droputs. However, it has no frame number on the bottom bracket, underside of forks (or on the steerer column) which all Berry frames are supposed to have.....
Are there any thoughts on its likely origins? It has/had the remains of Aende stickers on it, but as far as I am aware they never had wrap-over seat stays?
Pics attached.
