Terry Dolan Restoration

[tommydef]

hello all, i'm after some information...

i've managed to get my hands on a Terry Dolan steel road frame with original forks which i'm going to restore / rebuild. however, i don't have any information about the bike as it is...

can anybody tell me what year this bike was made, the name / model of this particular frame (if indeed it has a name) and possibly the spec / groupset that would have been used on this bike?

i have emailed the manufacturer direct but i haven't had an answer (its been at least a year now since i sent pictures to them)...

i know this maybe a long shot but any information would be greatly appreciated.

thanks...

 

[Midlife]

Can't see the pic well on my PC but it's unusual to have a race frame with a lamp boss on the forks, pump bosses and mudguard eyes.........

Shaun

 

[tommydef]

Can't see the pic well on my PC but it's unusual to have a race frame with a lamp boss on the forks, pump bosses and mudguard eyes.........

Shaun

i also thought it was unusual shaun... i'm assuming that Dolan made touring frames / bikes as well (that could possibly explain the lamp boss, pump bosses and mudguard eyes). it's still a mystery to me.

the picture isn't the best, apologies :facepalm:

 

[Old Ned]

Cable eyes, pump pegs, lamp bracket etc. Quite possibly not one of Terry's which is possibly why he hasn't replied.

 

[tommydef]

thanks guys...

there are only 2 cable guides on the chain stay and the seat stay (on the drive side of the bike). a friend of mine suggested that the frame may have been off-the-shelf rather than a custom job and used by someone as a winter bike. although the the forks were sold to me with the frame as being made by terry i suspect they aren't made by terry at all (just the frame).

i will email terry again (with some better quality pictures) and i will see if i get a response. i will keep you posted...

thanks again.

 

[Ian Raleigh]

Frame looks way too old to be made by Dolan!

 

[Old Ned]

Frame looks way too old to be made by Dolan!

My thoughts as well.