what do I have?

[tele911]

Hello all
I have bike that my father used to ride. It's been hanging in the shed for 50+ years. I can find no serial numbers or markings of any kind on the frame sprocket or anywhere else. Maybe it can be identified by the frame. I would like to move this bike along to someone that would appreciated it. I would like to know the manufacturer and if it has any value.

 

[classic33]

Track bike, no evidence of any brakes being fitted. Check the underside of the bottom bracket for a number. Also the tops of the seat stays and the rear dropouts.

 

[si_c]

The handlebars definitely point towards track bike as well. If there is no serial number on the bottom of the bike then I'd expect that this was custom made for your Father by a local bike shop. My understanding is that this was fairly common, particularly when this was likely to have been made.

Looks like a lovely bike though - definitely in want of some TLC to restore it a bit although I'd want to keep the patina a bit.

 

[biggs682]

Welcome @tele911
Looks like a nice find no sign of caliper mounts but oddly enough a rear derailleur hanger

 

[T4tomo]

lets hope its fixed wheel, otherwise any test ride could get interesting!

 

[tele911]

"Check the underside of the bottom bracket for a number. Also the tops of the seat stays and the rear dropouts."
Not being a bike person, the "seat stays: I'm assuming are on the frame around the seat area? The "rear dropouts" I'm not sure where that would be.

Thank you all for the replies, I will check again for an serial numbers

 

[HMS_Dave]

Saddle would be salvageable by the looks of it. A bit of leather treatment and it should come back.

 

[Chris S]

Not being a bike person, the "seat stays: I'm assuming are on the frame around the seat area? The "rear dropouts" I'm not sure where that would be.

rear dropouts - where the rear wheel bolts into the frame

seat stays - the tubing that goes from the rear dropouts up to the seat tube

 

[midlife]

The bike is before my time which is the 70’s

The lug design is 40’s to 50’s and the braze on with holes is for a long forgotten mechanism to change gears

On LFGSS there is a thread for this type of bike and the same people inhabit retro bike

Bit of a find really in that condition and could be worth a bob or two.

 

[Jameshow]

How about a Holdsworth track bike ?

Google to see if lugs and bosses are the same?

 

[tele911]

I checked again and can find no ID numbers anywhere on the bike, I did find "Schwinn" on both hubs if that helps. Could this be an old Schwinn or is it just Schwinn wheels on an unknown frame? I would like to move this bike along to someone that would use it. I don't have the time to give it the TLC it needs or the space to keep it. I do have an old Paramount that I will post in a new thread shortly