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Or, if you were from Merseyside, 'Clockie'.

Which is my favourite? ALL OF THEM!!

After buying a Raleigh from guy in the local club (it was OK but nothing special, at least it got me started) I persuaded my Dad to 'lend' me the cash to buy a Viking Grand Tour from the local shop (Bill Hughes Cycles in Wrexham). It was in a lovely red flamboyant with black head tube and seat...

That looks a bit better. At least it has Nervex lugs and is a decent colour.

Nice frame. Very like PG's with the chroming but with the fast back seat stays I'd say it was most likely to have been a 'southern' shop frame by Alec Bird. Date possibly late 60's/early 70's going by the lack of lever bosses and the cable guides along top tube and over the BBshell. What is...

The wheel is a lot further back in the dropout, making the effective chain length less. I had one a few years ago and winding the cage backwards increased the tension - but read the instructions as above to get the 'real deal'.

Proper 24 hour stuff not the rubbish 5 minute type that never goes off properly.

Didn't know Raleigh used the Humber brand in the 60's, especially on a sports bike. Humber were, in my knowledge anyway, roadsters. Colour scheme reminds me of the Raleigh Blue Streak bike.

The newspaper boys race. I use the term 'boys' rather loosely looking at the winner!

Handlebar end gear levers nearly always had the cable running to the top of the bars near the stem. Mine did - and so did Rik van Looy's - so it must be right to do it this way 😇

Bianchi Celeste. Which has had lots of shades over the years!

Say hello to Keith from me :) I think Graham also might have obtained frames from Patrick Schils who imported frames from the continent.

Thanks. So there's only the bottom bearing race then?

Can't believe I've missed this thread!! Just read right through, really interesting. I remember the red skinsuit photo on - I think - the cover of Cycling? Around the time he was racing there was a fashion for riding big gear fixed wheel in TT'ing - but not as Big as Derek normally. I didn't...

Looking at the seat cluster wrapover I would say it possibly came out of the Raleigh/Carlton/BSA/Sun stable. Or maybe Falcon?

Looking closer at the seat cluster it appears to be a full wrap over style similar to Brian Rourke frames. This was introduced to BR frames by Mike (?!) Kowalski who was previously the Clive Stuart frame builder in the North (where Brian worked as shop manager) . As RG bikes were in...

Brilliant Nob! Will he be riding it (in anger?)?

753 stickers are purple because that was the colour of the wrappers on the Cadbury's Mini Rolls the meeting had on the day it was all decided.

I had a frame from Dave in the late 70's/early 80's (can't remember exactly!) with that style of chunky seat stay.