Robins bikes?

[Mark Manley]

Has anyone heard of this brand? One has popped up on marketplace although it was listed 6 years ago so might have sold. Were it not for the pantographed seat stays and forks I would have thought it was something else re-badged but it looks like a Reynolds decal and some nice lugs but only a 5 or 6 speed, I have tried Google but only get Robin Hood aka Raleigh so no help there.

Robins

 

[The Bat]

It's almost-certainly the surname of the builder i.e.  Robins rather than Robin's that would be the builder's first name.

 

[Mark Manley]

It's almost-certainly the surname of the builder i.e.  Robins rather than Robin's that would be the builder's first name.

You are right, I had taken Robin's from the seller's description.

 

[RobLoasby]

Those abhorrent apostrophes cause havoc wheresoever they’re deployed.

 

[Mark Manley]

I have probably caused more confusion now by editing the title to correct it.

 

[Jonny69]

I specifically came in here to make a scene about apostrophe use, but it looks like everything is actually in order. Damn.

Carry on.

 

[Midlife]

bit of a mix of ages.......... The fame design is 80's (ish) but the lugs hark back to an earlier period.

By the time this frame was made most lugs were plain. I wonder if the R stands for something else. Roberts?

 

[Nothin-fancy]

What an odd bike. Everything looks like it was kept outdoors but the Reynolds decal doesn't look faded like the rest of the bike. Also it's funny to see helper brake levers on a Reynolds frame. They're usually on lower end 70's bike's in my neck of the woods. Then the you have the single TA chainset upfront. It makes me wonder if this had swept back bars and was a drop bar conversion? Especially given the longer wheelbase and other things. Probably not a conversion but still a head scratcher. And id place it firmly in the early to mid-70's given the pletcher rack, foam grips, fork crown and lugs, safety levers, center pull brakes etc. Definitely not a 80's bike.

 

[Midlife]

Early 70’s would have over bb cable guides with the stop on the top of the chain stay. All the kit could be from any era