Curly Hetchins. Frame only. With provenance.

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Yes, but badges could still be on "normal" bikes. Or is my memory wrong?

See my edit

 

[Sir Neil d'Menture]

I always understood the curly frames were an attempt to provide a modicum of comfort.

 

[Sir Neil d'Menture]

See my edit

Thanks. I'm just too quick.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Thanks. I'm just too quick.

I'm too slow.

 

[Sir Neil d'Menture]

I'm too slow.

You can be our very own Captain Slow.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

You can be our very own Captain Slow.

I'll pass thanks

 

[Foreigner]

Yes, but badges could still be on "normal" bikes. Or is my memory wrong?

Yes they of course could, but as @Guinessisgoodforyou already explained, no branding was allowed on the race bikes, hence elaborate features that anyone would easily establish who the builder was. You don't see similar features on continental bikes. And that's one of the reasons why we, on this forum, are so fond of old British builders

 

[chickendrumsticks]

Yes they of course could, but as @Guinessisgoodforyou already explained, no branding was allowed on the race bikes, hence elaborate features that anyone would easily establish who the builder was. You don't see similar features on continental bikes. And that's one of the reasons why we, on this forum, are so fond of old British builders

Or, are we old and fond of British builders?

 

[Sir Neil d'Menture]

are we old

Yes.

fond of British builders

Not exclusively.

 

[Foreigner]

Or, are we old and fond of British builders?

Oi, speak for yourself, some of us are still spring chickens....well compared to really old people, you know, 90+