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It's been the easiest detective work imaginable. I emailed The Bike Factory at their general sales email address and Dave Quinn emailed me back next day. Top bloke!

It turns out that the Reynolds 501 frame of the Dave Quinn mountain bike, kindly karma'd to me by @KondratievsBike (separate thread here: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/a-tale-of-two-dave-quinns.465155/) was made for Dave by Orbit Cycles, one of the frame builders he worked with. Dave...

An update, having decided that I wanted the option of drop bars as well as the riser bars I've already set it up with Nitto randonneur bars, Nitto dirt drop stem, Weinmann brakes and Shimano Dura Ace bar end shifters (8 speed so in friction mode). Not wrapped yet as I want to make sure the...

Agree, absolutely one of my favourite bikes shared on the forum. The epitome of Retrobike.

Nishiki frame and forks and other bits arrived a couple of days ago. Unpacked today. All great as usual.

A quick update: I got in touch with Dave Marsh at Universal Cycle Centre and he spoke to Rick Powell who confirmed that it isn't one of his frames. "I have just spoken with Rick and he says that the frame number DD 342 was actually a Lo Profile Time Trial Frame that he built in Reynolds 653...

Everything about this advert is wonderful, 'Lead the regular fellows...' , 'snappy new 1930 models', and especially the word "Bike" in quotation marks. It might catch on.

There's also this one: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/who%E2%80%99s-good-reasonable-for-paint-these-days.454794/

This thread always worth a look: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/official-recommended-or-not-paint-shop-thread.232111/

Thanks. Yes, I can imagine he built some frames and bought in others. I wonder if there's anyone at the Bike Factory in Chester who'd know - maybe Dave himself. I'm not too far away and should make the effort to ask. Likewise, it sounds like Dave Marsh at Universal Cycle Centre in Rotherham...

PM coming.

Could I take the Xt cantis and Tioga pedals (11 and 13) please? Will send a PM later as mid journey at the moment.

Shim for front derailleur?

The DQ2 clean up is underway. All the grime has come off with lots of GT85 and there are no dents and not that many scrapes. No signs of rust inside. My working hypothesis is that this was a decent quality mass produced lugged and brazed 501 frame with the fluorescent highlights added to...

I know these were all sold. The Koga has ended up with me: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/koga-miyata-ridge-runner-1986.453796/page-4#post-3405748

That is superb! Look forward to seeing it finished with a write up.

And that might have been it, but for this popping up in the For Sale thread https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/karma-dave-quinn-501.463428/ We arranged a meet up for the Dave Quinn handover in a service station car park and a bit of retrobike chat. Cheers, Andy! So, in creepy Papa Lazarou...

Its original paint was grey with red (probably) diamonds near the head tube that had faded to almost nothing. Some signs of internal rusting led me to check it out with a cheapo digital endoscope - no pinholes. I treated all the tubes with a soak in Evaporust in the hope of arresting any...

This thread features not one but two Dave Quinn mountain bikes, one that came to me as a 531 frame to which I've added bits. The other came to me as Karma courtesy of top man Andy (@KondratievsBike). DQ1 was a very rusty frameset. A lockdown project inspired by a few threads featuring Dawes...

Met Andy today following his very kind Karma of a Dave Quinn mountain bike to me (its now residing with its older brother awaiting a strip down and clean up). Super guy, great to have met in person to chat bike stuff and glad he's on this forum! Cheers Andy!