Old Ned
Old School Grand Master
I've now finished building my Dave Russell after having it refurbished by Chris Marshall in Keighley. He's done an excellent job on it and I'm very pleased with the result. As well as the respray he did some small repairs - including making good the bottom of the seat tube which was bady rusted internally - and it's all come out very well.
The frame was built by a guy named Bill Grey who was an original Claud Butler builder in its independent days. He then built for several shops, mainly in the London area, and was very good at lugless brazed frames. I believe he built them for CB, a type of build which CB was well known for.
It was built for the first 1973 Harrogate Lightweight Show and as such, does not have Dave's usual numbering where the initials of the original owner were added to the number. This is numbered 10973 which only appears on the fork steerer.
It won't be a garage queen and has already been raced in the last of the Planet X 'Old Skool' 10's last weekend. In normal use it will have 700c's fitted but here it is displayed with my 'best race wheels'.
Frame: 23" 531 lugless
Fork: 531
Headset: Campagnolo Alloy Track
Stem: Cinelli 12cm 1A
Handlebar: Ambrosio
Bar Tape: Cloth
Brake Levers/Brifters: Campagnolo Record
Brake Calipers: Campagnolo Record
Brake Pads: Campagnolo
Brake Cables: Clarkes
Shifters: Campagnolo Down Tube
Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Nuovo Record
Cassette: Regina Block 13-18
Chain: Sachs
Cranks: Campagnolo Strada 170mm
Chainrings: Campagnolo 53-42
Bottom Bracket: Shimano
Pedals: Zeus
Rims: Mavic GP4
Hubs: Campagnolo Record LF 28 hole
Hub Skewers: Campagnolo
Spokes: Stainless 15/17
Tyres: Vittoria Special Pro tubular 220gm
Saddle: Milremo
Seatpost: Early Campagnolo
Seatpost Binder: Allen Key bolt
Weight: around 20lb
The frame was built by a guy named Bill Grey who was an original Claud Butler builder in its independent days. He then built for several shops, mainly in the London area, and was very good at lugless brazed frames. I believe he built them for CB, a type of build which CB was well known for.
It was built for the first 1973 Harrogate Lightweight Show and as such, does not have Dave's usual numbering where the initials of the original owner were added to the number. This is numbered 10973 which only appears on the fork steerer.
It won't be a garage queen and has already been raced in the last of the Planet X 'Old Skool' 10's last weekend. In normal use it will have 700c's fitted but here it is displayed with my 'best race wheels'.
Frame: 23" 531 lugless
Fork: 531
Headset: Campagnolo Alloy Track
Stem: Cinelli 12cm 1A
Handlebar: Ambrosio
Bar Tape: Cloth
Brake Levers/Brifters: Campagnolo Record
Brake Calipers: Campagnolo Record
Brake Pads: Campagnolo
Brake Cables: Clarkes
Shifters: Campagnolo Down Tube
Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Nuovo Record
Cassette: Regina Block 13-18
Chain: Sachs
Cranks: Campagnolo Strada 170mm
Chainrings: Campagnolo 53-42
Bottom Bracket: Shimano
Pedals: Zeus
Rims: Mavic GP4
Hubs: Campagnolo Record LF 28 hole
Hub Skewers: Campagnolo
Spokes: Stainless 15/17
Tyres: Vittoria Special Pro tubular 220gm
Saddle: Milremo
Seatpost: Early Campagnolo
Seatpost Binder: Allen Key bolt
Weight: around 20lb