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Hand painting the lugs, bb and fork crown were a thing from my early youth so that would be 60's

I think the regular campag front mech for a NR double would struggle with the 51-31 jump and catch the rear roller.?

Trying to remember but didn't the Suntour Ultra range have a special thinner chain so the cogs could be closer together?

Maybe amend the title to include Ultegra Tricolour for more hits and at £30 shouldn't hang around.

That's what crossed my mind for a 1987 headset unless NOS. I wonder if the races show some brinelling (OK, that's the wrong term I know but everybody uses it)

Work of art :)

Looks a bit like a pro super (or is it super pro) with a 650 rear wheel......

Loads of frames looked like that BITD. Is the bottom bracket 70mm wide with an Italian thread ?

Just as tricky as Miche or Ciocc lol

And modified somewhat to get the brake calliper behind the forks :)

I think they did, road bike in TT Livery with lightweight paint and decal instead of head badge? SBDU would have done that OEM if requested I guess.

The SBDU TT bikes I came across BITD were run with a single chain wheel.....

I thought Special Lightweight had morphed into Pro by then? Same red decal

Looks like a D so ND. Not a phone / postcode which was sometimes stamped.

Awful colour to touch up if the got scratched. Remember it well lol

Nice :) I've got a list of rough dates for SB numbers but it's on originalshinkicker Web pages as well.

Here's a 1965 frame with a slightly higher number https://mightyquinnbike.wordpress.com/

Q in frame number made with an O and an l, long dropouts with spring hoke, big fork rake, low number means 60's likely I have a 60's frame with shot in stays There was a Harry Quinn frame number registry that would nail it but can't find it. Nice frame :)

I sold cinelli stems back in the 70's and don't remember any caps in the box. What I do remember were little rubber domes ghat fitted over the nuts holding the brake cake in so when the bars swung round the bare metal of the caliper didn't mark the frame.. .

Arc en ciel are one of my fave rims from BITD, good compromise between strength and lightness. The French kit is a bit marmite, the downtube shifters are considered by many to be the best.