BSA Tour of Britain

[Stewied176]

Hi everyone hopefully you can help a newbie (bike doer upper )with some basic questions
1) Where can I find the serial number/ age of this bike
2) where brooks factory fitted seats
3) Was this green an original colour, it doesn’t appear to have been painted over

Thank you for your help

 

[sjcprojects]

Welcome to the forum. I'm 99% sure this is from the 70s given the spec and colour scheme, which definitely is original. This is a classic example of a mass-market (and fairly cheap) bike from the 'bike boom' era of the 70s. The Brooks saddle is interesting as these days that brand is associated with higher-end bikes, but I'm guessing they also made cheaper non-leather models for brands like BSA in this era, as it looks original to me.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Welcome, looks completely original to me. BSA in the 70s were sold in catalogues as well as shops far as I know.

 

[jim haseltine]

If there is a frame number it's likely on the left rear drop out. It's a generic 1970s Raleigh frame used on entry level bikes badged as Raleigh/Sun/BSA/ANOther brands depending on where marketed. Yes, the colour is original though I think it was only used for BSA branded bikes. Other colours included orange and pale blue. I think the same frame in red was called Tour de France.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

If there is a frame number it's likely on the left rear drop out. It's a generic 1970s Raleigh frame used on entry level bikes badged as Raleigh/Sun/BSA/ANOther brands depending on where marketed. Yes, the colour is original though I think it was only used for BSA branded bikes. Other colours included orange and pale blue. I think the same frame in red was called Tour de France.

Yes the TDF came in blue as well as orange, edit there were a few versions and colours. Sometime the seat tube has a number too, my Jubilee did.

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/bsa-tour-de-france.391207/ catalogue pic of yours in the link.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26656675...RBNgOVlUNVE/QlhOrOOHQe5pbh|tkp:Bk9SR5Dj9ZOSYwhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27557285...0tQdIB7X/D5tc5l9HgPs4U7w==|tkp:Bk9SR5Dj9ZOSYwhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/33472598...SxKK8efm9bZ7S38LYoqvcAdOaw|tkp:Bk9SR5Lj9ZOSYw

 

[Stewied176]

Welcome to the forum. I'm 99% sure this is from the 70s given the spec and colour scheme, which definitely is original. This is a classic example of a mass-market (and fairly cheap) bike from the 'bike boom' era of the 70s. The Brooks saddle is interesting as these days that brand is associated with higher-end bikes, but I'm guessing they also made cheaper non-leather models for brands like BSA in this era, as it looks original to me.

Thank you for the welcome and the info

 

[Stewied176]

Yes the TDF came in blue as well as orange, edit there were a few versions and colours. Sometime the seat tube has a number too, my Jubilee did.

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/bsa-tour-de-france.391207/ catalogue pic of yours in the link.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26656675...RBNgOVlUNVE/QlhOrOOHQe5pbh|tkp:Bk9SR5Dj9ZOSYwhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27557285...0tQdIB7X/D5tc5l9HgPs4U7w==|tkp:Bk9SR5Dj9ZOSYwhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/33472598...SxKK8efm9bZ7S38LYoqvcAdOaw|tkp:Bk9SR5Lj9ZOSYw

Thank you for the photos

 

[Stewied176]

If there is a frame number it's likely on the left rear drop out. It's a generic 1970s Raleigh frame used on entry level bikes badged as Raleigh/Sun/BSA/ANOther brands depending on where marketed. Yes, the colour is original though I think it was only used for BSA branded bikes. Other colours included orange and pale blue. I think the same frame in red was called Tour de France.

Thank you. I’m off to the shed to check

 

[vcballbat]

BSA team bike built by Raleigh's Specialist Bicycle Development Unit touring Britain

 

[sjcprojects]

Interesting that SBDU made some BSA badged bikes - a good bit of marketing, of course. There can’t be too many of those around.