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Thanks Terry Most definitely British. Had a TDC bottom bracket. The lugs are Nervex and I have seen the same style before (somewhere !) It had a Williams B.100 crank set with T A Criterian adapter / double chainrings (good equipment back in 1960). Bottom bracket has the usual brass oiler...

HELP TO IDENTIFY FRAME PLEASE Recently acquired frame with missing head badge. As far as I can see it dates from about 1960 (based on date on Williams crank), Nervex lugs, unusual wishbone pump peg (see picture), frame number 59339 on Simplex rear left dropout. The frame was fitted with a very...

Should be OK. Chrome plating will not work on recesses which is why pedals are always a problem and have to be taken apart - nobody has been able to explain to me why this is but it is one of the 'quirks' of chromium elecro plate. Nickel plate probably will (parts are plated with nickel or...

The parts are still with the metal finishers. It seems to be normal to have to wait for these people to get the job done. I doubt that I will see them until end February. The hubs are among the third batch of parts that are have handed over for plating. I am certain that the results will be...

Correction ! Having now been able to make a direct comparison, it would seem that this headset was actually produced by Gnutti - there are a number of differences between this and the TDC Continental S headset.

I read somewhere that all Campag hubs were made by FB until about 1958. However, the LF rear hubs are unlike FB and what of Campag 1006 hubs - all steel - who made them. Interestingly (as far as I know), FB did not offer hubs with their own QR skewers but you could but their hubs with Campag...

Re: Picture shows Campagnolo Gran Sport HF from about 1957 (above) and Fratelli Brivio HF from 1950 (below). Both split ready to be re chromed. Suggests to me that the Campy hub was made by FB.

I stand corrected. I still feel that TDF and other Continental events were instrumental in the drive to produce ever lighter equipment. I would agree that the French were largely responsible for the development of the derailleur, although much later (according to Berto) the parallelogram design...

Certainly makes me wonder about the connection between Mavic & AVA given the advertisement. Clearly there were a number of French & Italian companies selling into the UK before WW2 and soon after. Despite the huge popularity of cycling here at that time, UK manufacturers appear to have been...

Think the image is duplicated ?

Interesting subject. I have copies of ads from the Fonteyn catalogues (37/9) advertising AVA Dura products (courtesy V C C library). These include stems (I have a couple of these early ones) and alloy handlebars in four patterns : Magne, Pelissier, Aerts and Leducq (all of whom were winners or...

Well done Gold Trader. I had never seen the site mentioned and I am very impressed by the period literature. I suspect that immediately post war there was a shortage of parts from Italy (and France), but by the late 40's it would seem that parts were available again. I have Gnutti cranks, Fiamme...

Some interesting background on Brivio Brothers hubs : F B hubs were originally imported into the UK (the low flange version as per my earlier photos) before WW2. In 1938 they were listed at 21/- (one guinea) per pair. Very expensive. Tabucchi in London marketed them as 'Ambra Superga' (patent)...

Further update. I have now had a range of hubs separated ready for the barrels to be plated. These include : BH low and high flange Airlites, Bayliss Wiley Continentals, Gnutti, Campagnolo Gran Sport and F B. After removal, there is clear evidence on some that something was put on the flange...

Re: FB Hubs - Re Chrome Firstly - the vintage bug is a lot of fun - providing you have deep pockets ! Splitting the flanges from the barrels is quite easy - simple case of reversing the process that put them together. Heat the flange with a blow lamp then drift the flange off with a hammer...

It appears that this certainly is a T D Cross set. It is a 'Continental S' and top of their rage in the day. Question answered. Thankyou !

Re: Did cross my mind, but I have examples by T D Cross - a 'Continental S' and an 'Italia'. Both are of more recent manufacture and of very different quality. However, I will check for catalogues from the time period, see if I can find this one.

By way of an update concerning re plating of hub barrels, I have recently acquired a number of hubs with steel barrels / alloy flanges to attempt re-plating of the barrels. Campagnolo Gran Sport - low and high flange, Fratelli Brivio - again both LF & HF (identical to Campagnolo since they made...

Recently acquired a 1950/1 F H Grubb Perfection which will now become my new restoration project. The attached photo shows the original (assumed) headset from this machine. It is of superb quality - the nuts are 10 sided and it is machined beautifully. But - I can find nothing on it to identify...

Re: Thanks Jon, I am still holding onto the early Allin SB in the hope of final identification. The 'new' one is fitted with the following components : Birmalux seatpost GB Neta stem Weinmann 610 centrepull brakes with black spot levers Brooks B17 saddle SR Apex chainset SR quill pedals...