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  1. Old Ned

    Road Frames c.1975-85.. Un-vague us!

    How much!!!!! Knock several 0's off. It's nice - but not that nice. I had one, sold it to a 'friend' (I didn't get on with the bike, it didn't ride anywhere near as well as the hype suggested) who pestered me for it and I sold it to him for a LOT less than that. Next time I saw it (not all...
  2. Old Ned

    Frame ID - Victor Seat Lugs Carlton? Holdsworth?

    My Bill Grey built Dave Russel from 1973 has the seat stays attached in a similar way to yours. Bill built for several London area brands but I wouldn't say definitely it's one of his. Whatever, it's a very nice frame.
  3. Old Ned

    Rivola frame

    Lovely frames. The detailing is superb. Thanks for showing them to us.
  4. Old Ned

    Rivola frame

    A brand I've never come across before but I certainly knew of Chiesa because of Gimondi riding them early in his career. The bikes and frames shown above are lovely, such attention to details such as the seatstay, chainstay and fork ends. Not seen anything quite like that before. Thanks for...
  5. Old Ned

    Presta Valve Pump

    Classic period correct pumps can quite often be found at cycle jumbles. I've got several in slightly different sizes to fit my frames - all of which are nominally the same size but the pumps disagree!
  6. Old Ned

    Campagnolo early Gran Sport derailleur setup

    I would say that Keith's suggestion is a distinct possibilty. There should be a spring steel washer with the 'oval' cutout to go on first, then the thick chromed washer with the domed inner face and then the securing screw. Later versions of the Campag DT lever seem to have a plastic 'inner'...
  7. Old Ned

    Club Clothing Kit Manufacturers

    Try Gear Club? They've made short runs for the Bygone Bykes Club.
  8. Old Ned

    Vitus 979 Restoration

    Ooops! Sounds nasty, glad you're basically OK. Not experienced any handling problems with mine thankfully but I did have a related occurence a couple of years ago when riding in bright sunlight. I rode into an area of full shade under a tree. My eyes didn't immediately react - and there was...
  9. Old Ned

    Simplex free hub springs - help needed

    I would add that if it is a quick release hub then use the skewer and tighten the 'nut' end down onto the freewheel remover tool - but only enough to hold it in place (VEERY slightly loose) to give it room to move once the initial tightness is gone. This will help to alleviate damage to the...
  10. Old Ned

    Vitus 979 Restoration

    My Duralinox Vitus 979 is probably from around 1986 and was raced in time trials for several years by the previous owner who took great care of it. I think it was originally purchased as a 'Peugeot' one but Harry never fitted the decals. It came to me with a chainset, brake stirrups, seat pin...
  11. Old Ned

    Jumble near Barnsley Sunday 14th May

    Bygone Bykes Club are holding their annual jumble at Tankersley Village Hall, Pilley Lane, Pilley, Nr Barnsley on Sunday 14th May. Very close to the M1 Junction 36. Post code S75 3AP. Plenty of parking, over 30 tables, refreshments available. Open to the public from 10.00 am, admission...
  12. Old Ned

    Unknown large flange flip-flop

    My first pair of sprints were Harden hubs with Constrictor rims and chrome spokes. The rear hub was double fixed but I used it with a screw on block - until the hub thread stripped! The Constrictor rims were very deep and light tubulars of the day (not that I had many!) were almost swallowed up!
  13. Old Ned

    merlin

    Steel Merlin (made by Bob Jackson in Leeds) or an American (probably titanium) one?
  14. Old Ned

    Vintage pro racer parts

    A pro-rider's bike - with 'safety' brake levers and a speedo? Hmm, not to sure about that. 14500 miles isn't that far for a 'proper' road pro. Probably about a year's worth at the very least. What bike is it?
  15. Old Ned

    Frame Identification.....Mercian, Claud Butler, Jack Hearne....?

    The fork crown is a fairly common one used by many builders. The wrap-over seat stays do look like they could be from the Holdsworthy stable (Claud Butler, Holdsworth, Freddie Grubb) and remember that Holdsworth built for the trade so many shops (including possibly Jack Hearne) would have...
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