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Re: 1954 AS Gillott Frame? Yes, the Cyclo bar end levers do work okay with the cable taped underneath the bar tape. I have one on the left side of the handlebars on a Bates, operating a Simplex front changer (downward pull) as it only has a braze-on for one down tube gear lever, but the action...

Re: 1954 AS Gillott Frame? That is unusual. Even more so with the ball-ended Cyclo bar end levers on the South of France style bars, seen here with the left lever operating the rear changer, so 'wrong' way round. What frame is it? Can't quite make out the lettering but it looks like Leo Vince...

Re: The cable stops are a bit of a mystery. Hadn't spotted that one of them was on the seat tube, which of course rules out Sturmey. I don't know of a front mech of that era that is top pull, but I guess it wouldn't be beyond the wit of man to adapt one to work that way. My '52 Gillott has...

Re: 1954 AS Gillott Frame? The extra cable stops are for a Sturmey Archer hub gear.

Re: It is indeed a 1954 Gillott. The lugs are Spear pattern and unique to this model. I have a similar one made in 1952. Didn't know about the centre punch dot for Cooper built frames, but it doesn't really matter who built it, as all Gillotts of that era are superbly built. Boss Harry...

You don't need to use a ferrule and most people don't. With the brake set up, the tension in the cable stops the cable waggling about.

Yes, I can see the logic there. It's far easier to travel 10km than 10 miles, especially after a long and tiring ride. And 100k sounds more impressive than 62 miles! Nevertheless, I think I'll stick to imperial, which at least is consistent with what it says on the signposts. Got to hand it to...

Re: Re: Luddite? No. Traditionalist? Yes. Anti European? No. Against being ruled by Brussels? Yes. But these are just my views. Each to his own, as they say, and each person's opinions should be respected, though not necessarily agreed with! Better stop this now before we enter into a...

Just a thought... Could be built by Bill Gray. He often used that type of wrapover for the seat stays and was known to build frames for Dave Russell on occasion. He also used his own frame number system, or a suffix, although I don't know how the sequence went.

Metric? Oh no... We use miles, gallons, furlongs, pints, bushels, feet and inches. Or we should do, anyway, not like Johnny Foreigner, you know. That said, kg seems to have crept in, due to legislation from the EC, but I still measure weight in pounds, ounces and stones.

Yeah - just like that one. Now that is very nice indeed...

Probably is a Dave Russell. He built to the customer's spec so he also built touring bikes and for cyclocross too, of which I had one some years ago. Details such as the wrap over seat stay would often be specified by the customer, and the fine work here suggests a small builder. The frame...

Ah! Didn't know that. My knowledge and interest is with the earlier machines. I have been looking for an early Flyer in 24in for a while. Found one at Ripley last month with an A prefix (pre war) and bought it, but had to return it to the buyer as I found the top tube was bent near the head...

Is the frame number on the rear dropout? It should be on there and on the steerer. An E prefix dates it to late '50s, I believe. D ran from approx 1955 to 1957. Brass man on bike head badge is another indicator, as I think they changed to alloy later on. An earlier frame should have the 'CC'...

Saw a whole load of LEL riders coming through Alston in the North Pennines earlier in the week, with quite a few staying in the town overnight. The weather wasn't great with wind and rain so I felt for them. Some said they were finding it tough, others enjoying it. Guess it depends how fit you...

Re: I use these front changers on a few bikes and they cope with a 12 tooth difference, no problem. The limiting factor is usually the rear mech, not the front one.

No, not hand cut. Hand finished perhaps. There are many misconceptions about lugs. The Lindrick lugs, Nervex, Haden etc were factory made steel pressings, made using massive machines. I have a 1953 Ernie Clements with the exact same lugs as yours, and I have seen these on other marques also...

Pretty certain that those aren't Nervex lugs. Look like Lindrick lugs to me. The ones you have are the more fancy type of Lindrick. They did a simpler version without the circular cut outs, as used on the early '50s Carlton Continental (and many other English frames also). Good luck with the...

Yes. I had tucked it away somewhere and almost forgotten about it! Could do with selling it as I seem to have accidentally acquired several more bikes of late. Will include a decent headset with the frame.

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