I've just acquired a rather tatty Pat Hanlon that I somewhat reluctantly took in part exchange for a 1950s bike I was selling. Reluctant only in the sense that I am trying to reduce my collection of 20-plus bikes! On closer examination, however, the Hanlon appears to have great potential.
It is currently equipped with a mismatch of fairly modern Shimano/Campag equipment (7 speed handlebar shifters) with mismatched 700c wheels and Cinelli bars and stem. Also, it has been refinished at some point in its life in a fetching shade of metallic dark pink, now looking very much the worse for wear.
Looking at the style of frame with Italian long point lugs, fastback stays, Campag semi vertical dropouts, Allen key brake recesses and internal brake cable routing led me to think it was probably early 1980s (Hanlon ceased trading in about 1983.)
However, the frame number 150070 suggests that it was built in 1970 (info from Bryan Clarkes piece on Pat Hanlon in Classic Lightweights) and the the bloke who I got it from said that he had been told that it was built by Vic Edwards, which seems very likely from the research carried out so far. Also, aspects of the build including the fastback stays and details on the front forks are similar to other Vic Edwards-built Pat Hanlons of this era.
With limited knowledge of 1970s bikes (1950s bikes are more my thing), am I correct in thinking that the brake bridges were probably modified later for Allen key fitting, such as when the frame was refinished. And what about the internal cable routing? Is 1970 a bit early for that? Also, should I be using 700c or 27in wheels if I were to carry out a period correct restoration? I seem to recall we were using 27s at that time.
If it is indeed a 1970 frame, I will be using Campag NR gears with TA chainset and probably Universal 68 or Weinmann 500 brakes. I have a choice of 27in or 700c wheels to use, Campag hubs with Mavic polished alloy rims. Or perhaps I could build it as a 5-speed time-trial machine. In fact it does look a lot like Tim Dobson's Pat Hanlon (with frame built by Vic Edwards) on which he became the first to break 21 minutes for a 10 mile time trial. Don't think I'm likely to beat that though...
I should be able to upload some pictures soon, but need to reduce the file size first.
It is currently equipped with a mismatch of fairly modern Shimano/Campag equipment (7 speed handlebar shifters) with mismatched 700c wheels and Cinelli bars and stem. Also, it has been refinished at some point in its life in a fetching shade of metallic dark pink, now looking very much the worse for wear.
Looking at the style of frame with Italian long point lugs, fastback stays, Campag semi vertical dropouts, Allen key brake recesses and internal brake cable routing led me to think it was probably early 1980s (Hanlon ceased trading in about 1983.)
However, the frame number 150070 suggests that it was built in 1970 (info from Bryan Clarkes piece on Pat Hanlon in Classic Lightweights) and the the bloke who I got it from said that he had been told that it was built by Vic Edwards, which seems very likely from the research carried out so far. Also, aspects of the build including the fastback stays and details on the front forks are similar to other Vic Edwards-built Pat Hanlons of this era.
With limited knowledge of 1970s bikes (1950s bikes are more my thing), am I correct in thinking that the brake bridges were probably modified later for Allen key fitting, such as when the frame was refinished. And what about the internal cable routing? Is 1970 a bit early for that? Also, should I be using 700c or 27in wheels if I were to carry out a period correct restoration? I seem to recall we were using 27s at that time.
If it is indeed a 1970 frame, I will be using Campag NR gears with TA chainset and probably Universal 68 or Weinmann 500 brakes. I have a choice of 27in or 700c wheels to use, Campag hubs with Mavic polished alloy rims. Or perhaps I could build it as a 5-speed time-trial machine. In fact it does look a lot like Tim Dobson's Pat Hanlon (with frame built by Vic Edwards) on which he became the first to break 21 minutes for a 10 mile time trial. Don't think I'm likely to beat that though...
I should be able to upload some pictures soon, but need to reduce the file size first.
