Bitsa from next door

[midlife]

The campag hubs are probably later as the levers look curved and the other end of the skewers are rounded. The levers are held with nuts so nuovo record. Legal introductions in the 70's to make them less stabby

 

[biggs682]

You're right, of course... I'm just trying to get some provenance.

Would it originally have had Campag hubs, do you know?

Highly unlikely

 

[Gunk]

That era would more likely to to British Hub Co hubs with Dunlop steel rims

 

[Dec66]

Another lovely little period feature: the bell. Also by Lucas, bears the legend "King of the road", and works beautifully.



I'm going to see what the fella wants for this heap of bits, and try to give it a new lease of life. Does anyone know where I might get my hands on some period frame decals?

Also, looking at the chainwheel, I'm guessing this would have originally had a single chainwheel as I don't see anywhere on the frame to route a second gear cable? I'd like to take the current chainwheel and cranks off to replace with something looking a bit more "period".

(Pardon my ignorance on all this stuff, I'm learning as I go along )

 

[midlife]

H Lloyd do a range of decals

 

[Gunk]

Search on eBay for a Williams Chainset

 

[Dec66]

Turns out the bar end shifter lever is Campagnolo

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

It has some very heavy duty pannier racks by Pletscher of Switzerland.

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Any info as to what I have here would be appreciated. It's a nice old thing and I've half a mind to clean it up and use it, but it's too small for me really and it might be better broken up for bits, as it's a bitsa in any case.

I've got a couple of those Pletscher racks, and mine came off donor bikes from the late 80's/early 90's, so yours may be newer than you think.

The frame looks to be about 23", so a good size and pretty adaptable for most sized adults. Unless the rider is giant I would have thought a longer seatpost and possibly stem would make it fit someone over 6ft.

 

[Dec66]

I've got a couple of those Pletscher racks, and mine came off donor bikes from the late 80's/early 90's, so yours may be newer than you think.

The frame looks to be about 23", so a good size and pretty adaptable for most sized adults. Unless the rider is giant I would have thought a longer seatpost and possibly stem would make it fit someone over 6ft.

I think the Pletscher racks are from the 1980s. I think that's when the old boy cobbled it together.

 

[Dec66]

Well, life's got in the way and I've done sod all... But a disaster in the garage this evening means I need to clear it out, so I'll get an excuse to take the old girl to bits and give her a clean up.

One little update: it has a six figure frame number (101536) stamped under the bottom bracket. According to the Viking Register, this dates it some time around 1961.

 

[classic33]

You're right, of course... I'm just trying to get some provenance.

Would it originally have had Campag hubs, do you know?

Not if it's a Conquest.

 

[Dec66]

Not if it's a Conquest.
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I still don't know, but the way the pump's mounted on that thing looks right.

Does this help?

 

[raleighnut]

I think the Pletscher racks are from the 1980s. I think that's when the old boy cobbled it together.

It's possible he had it from new and replaced things as they broke/wore out, not every cyclist worries about looks for some it's all about functionality.
Oh and BTW that Carradice looks nicely worn in.

 

[Dec66]

It's possible he had it from new and replaced things as they broke/wore out, not every cyclist worries about looks for some it's all about functionality.
Oh and BTW that Carradice looks nicely worn in.

I'll say to Mrs. 66 from now on that I'm "nicely worn in"

 

[Dec66]

After a bit of a disaster in the garage the other day (a shelf with lots of pots of paint collapsed and turned one end into a Jackson Pollock pastiche), I had the pressure washer out, and thought I've give the old girl a blast with it to clean her up a bit.

All it did really was rearrange the crud.

However, there was one side effect: I now know the original colour scheme.