Bike identification.

[mickthepump]

Please can someone identify my Tierney bike from its frame number? Any info would be much appreciated.

 

[biggs682]

Can't help de code the frame number but welcome to forum

 

[Cycleops]

Never heard of this name before but there is a Tierney Cycles in Ennis Ireland, could be worth following up. Frame is quite old due to the braze on cable guides on top of the BB. Number doesn’t look familiar. Wheelbase looks quite long so no racer.

 

[mickthepump]

Thank you for all your help Kind regards.

 

[nonowt]

My guess would be about 1978-82ish given the over the bb cable guides.

 

[classic33]

Never heard of this name before but there is a Tierney Cycles in Ennis* Ireland, could be worth following up. Frame is quite old due to the braze on cable guides on top of the BB. Number doesn’t look familiar. Wheelbase looks quite long so no racer.

There was also one in Foxford, County Mayo.

*Near the Cathedral
Phone: +353 65 682 9433

 

[classic33]

Norman Tierney, Liverpool, died on the 29th March 2019. His shop was
Tierney Cycles of Aigburth, Liverpool*.
Which closed around 2010 - 2012.

*292 Aigburth Road,
Liverpool
L179PW
0151 7289343

 

[IanPritchard]

I can give a bit of background to Tierney Cycles. As Classic33 rightly said, they were on Aigburth Road, Liverpool. I actually had a Saturday job working in the shop around 1978, and earned enough money to pay for my first custom made frame, built by Norman Tierney himself. I'd say that Mickthepump's frame is similar vintage to mine judging by the decals and the braze ons, so late 70s. The shop itself opened in 1977 (I remember that because it's the year the Milk Race held a stage in nearby Sefton Park, and Norman hadn't long been open.
Sorry to hear of Norman's passing, he was a nice bloke and was good to work for.
I no longer have my frame - it actually emigrated with me to Australia, and up to about 15 years ago I still had it - wish I'd kept it!

 

[accountantpete]

If you are after the tubing there is probably not going to be a brochure to tell you what it is.

Also - and I doubt this applies in this case - always question the validity of the stickers. People have been sticking odd transfers on bikes for years to "upgrade" them to something more exotic.


If you want to guess the quality of the tubing the first stop is to check for any residue of tubing stickers.

After that it is then down to some detective work - assume it's either 531 or 501 and check the weight for size comparison (not an exact science but it is a guide), tap the tubes for a nice crisp sound or a dull thud, check the quality and make of the dropouts, check for mudguard clearance and mudguard tabs on the frame. These will all guide you to an assessment of the quality of the frame.

 

[Ashly Rosewarne]

I have Tierny that I'm restoring, it has a mixture of group set on it, mavic, campagnolo weinman, it had a sticker saying 1977 and it would be nice to find out more,

 

[biggs682]

Welcome @Ashly Rosewarne and that looks an interesting place to start with.

 

[Ashly Rosewarne]

Thanks, will be an interesting project if I can source the parts