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Wow, it’s fantastic to finally find something out about this frame! There’s seemingly no info out there about John but he obviously knew what he was doing judged on this lovely frame. If anything it’s slightly too big for me but with some modern gear fitted it absolutely flies along!

Thanks for the reply. Your info tallies with what I’ve learned before, that there was a Ken Retallick who raced and later coached, and that’s it’s likely this frame is in some way connected to him. There’s virtually no other information out there though beyond someone making a similar enquiry...

I have the same marking on my mystery frame. I found the below thread with more info but it actually seems a bit of a mystery… https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1269414-bottom-bracket-shell-marking-id.html

I built this frame up recently with some modern kit but it’s an ongoing mystery who actually made it in the first place. I’ve had 1 or 2 tidbits when enquiring elsewhere but no positive ID. Does anyone have any ideas? It’s Columbus SL and has Columbus dropouts, an English BB, Gipiemme brake...