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Thanks, I'm a poor student though and will avoid paying money where I can :P (hence spending £30 for the bike on ebay then £40 to have it working) I can't see any evidence of there being centre pulls previously. Looking at the 1985 catalogue on nkilgariff the Cadet uses 730 side pulls and...

Thanks! 1982 is their year. I can only assume that they are original, though the catalogue on http://www.nkilgariff.com/ says the Cresta comes with 999 brakes not 730..? Also the Cresta only seems to be in Violet-Blue or Red, but I've probably just missed something somewhere.

Also, looking up the brake calipers (Weinmann type 730) that seems realistic for early 80's. I sadly know very little about bikes! Any other parts that could give clues? (Wheels/tires/seat obviously unoriginal)

Thank you, this sounds very promising - so I googled "claud butler cresta 1981" and came up with an old topic this very forum ;) http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1436776

Cheers :)

Hi Shaun Apologies for the pic. The brakes are nutted and the cable goes over the BB.

I recently bought a Claud Butler and am curious to find out what model it is and when it dates from, hopefully you can please help! All the previous owner said was 'probably 1970's'... The number on the bottom of the frame is 050602, and I can see it was made during the Holdsworth era of...

The Italian Job for me!