Cheesedisease
Senior Retro Guru
FOR SALE OR SWAP
Mystery Nervex Professional Frame + Fork. 1960(?)
Holdsworth Claud Butler? Pollard? Viking? Bill Gameson built Armstrong?
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=102663&highlight=
Selling what was to be the frame for my current project. The parts I’ve accumulated have gone in a different direction – earlier ‘50s – so this isn’t looking as suitable. While I’d love to keep hold of it, I want to try to find a ‘40s-50s path racer / track frame, as a more appropriate partner for the bits I have.
Background:
I bought this a while back from a VCC chap who had carefully stripped it back with the intention of hand enamelling. A very helpful chap who gave me advice on hand painting – his own results are lovely and you can find an article on his recommendations for how to line lugs on Classic Lightweights (http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/lug-lining-rest.html). He bought it badged as a Pollard and when he decided it wasn’t a Pollard, decided to sell rather than paint.
Condition:
It is a very nice frame in very good condition. There’s no rust that I can see. And any faults are fully on display as it’s already stripped.
The only things to note are:
1. One area I’ve had assessed does need filling to be perfect, but is otherwise okay. It is about an inch long and is on the RH rear seatstay.
2. The front brake cable braze on is also not perfect. Could be used, but again, to be perfect would need replaced.
3. The fork threads are worn to the front slightly, but a headset fits perfectly with no issues.
4. Rear brake bridge is a touch squashed
Description / Spec / Sizes:
Top tube - 56cm - centre-to-centre
Seat tube - 54.5cm - centre-to-top
Head tube - 11.75cm - bottom-to-top
Chainstays - 45.5cm - centre bb-to-centre rear drop outs
Rear Spacing - 125-126mm approximately
Forks Spacing - 98mm-100mm. approximately
Will update with sizes, spacings later
Fully Nervex Pro Lugged Frame and Fork, Bottom Bracket and also, I think, dropouts / fork ends.
Believe it to be 1960.
Fork and Frame have serial no. matches so all original.
Fork has the more unusual 'Professional Racing Feature Cut No. 5' crown, and also has a very nice rake.
There are also nice 'lips' on the top and bottom of the headtube and quite nicely shaped fork and rear dropouts. Although I believe these are 'standard' rather than more exotic specifications that could have been added (see thread trying to identify this frame, link later in this post).
Brazings for rear brake on top tube.
Brazings for mudguards.
Brazing for band on shifter I think.
Brazing for Lamp on fork.
Price / Swap
I’m looking for a £100 (posted UK, elsewhere at cost) for the frame and forks or…
I would consider a swap or a partial swap (I could add some cash for the right frame) for a 40s-50s Path racer / track frame. Aesthetic condition not a massive issue, as long as no dents, bends, bad pitting, bad rust etc. etc.
I’m based in Edinburgh so pick up would be possible.
Pictures:
Will add more if any interest.
In the meantime you can find a thread here trying to identify the frame which shows some images:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=102663&highlight=
Mystery Nervex Professional Frame + Fork. 1960(?)
Holdsworth Claud Butler? Pollard? Viking? Bill Gameson built Armstrong?
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=102663&highlight=
Selling what was to be the frame for my current project. The parts I’ve accumulated have gone in a different direction – earlier ‘50s – so this isn’t looking as suitable. While I’d love to keep hold of it, I want to try to find a ‘40s-50s path racer / track frame, as a more appropriate partner for the bits I have.
Background:
I bought this a while back from a VCC chap who had carefully stripped it back with the intention of hand enamelling. A very helpful chap who gave me advice on hand painting – his own results are lovely and you can find an article on his recommendations for how to line lugs on Classic Lightweights (http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/lug-lining-rest.html). He bought it badged as a Pollard and when he decided it wasn’t a Pollard, decided to sell rather than paint.
Condition:
It is a very nice frame in very good condition. There’s no rust that I can see. And any faults are fully on display as it’s already stripped.
The only things to note are:
1. One area I’ve had assessed does need filling to be perfect, but is otherwise okay. It is about an inch long and is on the RH rear seatstay.
2. The front brake cable braze on is also not perfect. Could be used, but again, to be perfect would need replaced.
3. The fork threads are worn to the front slightly, but a headset fits perfectly with no issues.
4. Rear brake bridge is a touch squashed
Description / Spec / Sizes:
Top tube - 56cm - centre-to-centre
Seat tube - 54.5cm - centre-to-top
Head tube - 11.75cm - bottom-to-top
Chainstays - 45.5cm - centre bb-to-centre rear drop outs
Rear Spacing - 125-126mm approximately
Forks Spacing - 98mm-100mm. approximately
Will update with sizes, spacings later
Fully Nervex Pro Lugged Frame and Fork, Bottom Bracket and also, I think, dropouts / fork ends.
Believe it to be 1960.
Fork and Frame have serial no. matches so all original.
Fork has the more unusual 'Professional Racing Feature Cut No. 5' crown, and also has a very nice rake.
There are also nice 'lips' on the top and bottom of the headtube and quite nicely shaped fork and rear dropouts. Although I believe these are 'standard' rather than more exotic specifications that could have been added (see thread trying to identify this frame, link later in this post).
Brazings for rear brake on top tube.
Brazings for mudguards.
Brazing for band on shifter I think.
Brazing for Lamp on fork.
Price / Swap
I’m looking for a £100 (posted UK, elsewhere at cost) for the frame and forks or…
I would consider a swap or a partial swap (I could add some cash for the right frame) for a 40s-50s Path racer / track frame. Aesthetic condition not a massive issue, as long as no dents, bends, bad pitting, bad rust etc. etc.
I’m based in Edinburgh so pick up would be possible.
Pictures:
Will add more if any interest.
In the meantime you can find a thread here trying to identify the frame which shows some images:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=102663&highlight=
