The British bike thread

[grantoury]

Some pictures would be lovely, yes.

 

[garanti_construit]

Unknown London heritage and most probably mid 50s: 1010 dropouts, Nervex Pro, 72 degrees parallel in 531db.
Built with a lowly mix of parts bin & donated specification - running 47/21.

 

[paton]

 

[bikeworkshop]

Just bought this British beauty
I'm off thinking it's a British Eagle touristique or similar. Rehashed rebadged Argoses are common round here, the identity of the original lost.
Naughty boys.
https://ebay.us/m/X5bhCn

 

[LondonClassic]

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Just bought this British beauty
I'm off thinking it's a British Eagle touristique or similar. Rehashed rebadged Argoses are common round here, the identity of the original lost.
Naughty boys.
https://ebay.us/m/X5bhCn

Listing mentions 'Roberts 531 frame'. Do they mean Reynolds or Roberts I wonder? Would have expected some panto somwhere if Roberts.

 

[Tootyred]

Would have expected some panto somwhere if Roberts.

Oh no you wouldn't.....


collecting coat as we speak......

 

[bikeworkshop]

It's true, Roberts owners are certainly prone to a bit of pantomime
Perhaps @Tootyred has one?

but I think it's a misquote by the PO.
Looks like a large producer.
Internal brake cable late 80s?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

There's a few things that aren't right for a BE Tom. The cable through the top tube and the eyes on the fork blades. A nice bike.

 

[bikeworkshop]

There's a few things that aren't right for a BE Tom. The cable through the top tube and the eyes on the fork blades. A nice bike.

Double eyes and in the blades too.
Campagnolo hubs with grease port, looks like stronglight bb.

Allez ends, 6 digit frame number
Lovely colour.
I'll probably liberate the mysteriously named SR eleven pedals and curiously valuable binda straps, and the bb - ti of I'm lucky.

Most likely we'll STI it up,
as that reaches our market
and gets it out on the road,
maybe even to Rome!