Does anybody know what this is?

[Chris S]

I'm just curious what this bike is. It's on ebay but I've no intention of buying it, especially for the £175 they are asking.

 

[Paulus]

I'm just curious what this bike is. It's on ebay but I've no intention of buying it, especially for the £175 they are asking.

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It's a Claud Butler of some description, nice 531 frame if the sticker is to be believed.

 

[midlife]

Dalesman?

 

[Drago]

Im not entirely convicned its a CB at all. The don't look like the sort of lugs theyve ever used in any era, and the fork crown is wrong for a later Dalesman with cantis. I could be wrong, but that's my gut call,

 

[classic33]

Head tube decal would be at the halfway mark/position, with an accompanying set of Olympic Rings on the seat tube.

If genuine, it's from the 1960 mark.

 

[Ian H]

Wrong shape and too many braze-ons for 60s.

 

[midlife]

Window lugs are more likely late 70's and after.

 

[Cycleops]

Whatever it is that's rather tasty. Reynolds 531ST, cantis and under BB cabling I'm guessing 70's.
Worth a hundred and seventy five sovs any day I'd say.

 

[mjr]

Whatever it is that's rather tasty. Reynolds 531ST, cantis and under BB cabling I'm guessing 70's.

Well given that people doubt the CB sticker on the front, I think someone should measure tube width and wall thickness before believing the 531ST sticker.

 

[Illaveago]

The Prugnat lugs and fork crown look like the ones on my Falcon Professional . The brake bridge and slender front forks are different though .
Late 70's to 80's ?

 

[Gunk]

Head tube decal would be at the halfway mark/position, with an accompanying set of Olympic Rings on the seat tube.

If genuine, it's from the 1960 mark.

They used a proper metal badge in the early 60’s.

This is my 1963 CB Super Coureur

However I also own a late 1960’s CB and that has a sticker instead.

Unless the owner can provide photos of the original frame before it was painted, I would be very wary about buying it, it could be anything underneath.

 

[classic33]

They used a proper metal badge in the early 60’s.

That paintwork isn't from the 60's.
It's not uncommon to go with a printed version, if the metal badge has been damaged.

But, I'd have thought anyone doing a restoration, would have at least complemented the head tube decal with the seat tube one.

 

[Gunk]

This is my 1967 bike which has a sticker instead. The bike is untouched

 

[classic33]

They used a proper metal badge in the early 60’s.

This is my 1963 CB Super Coureur

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However I also own a late 1960’s CB and that has a sticker instead.

Unless the owner can provide photos of the original frame before it was painted, I would be very wary about buying it, it could be anything underneath.

That'd be a Holdsworth built bike.

 

[Gunk]

And lovely lugs on my 1963