Hi, this is my first foray into the road side of the forum and I will admit to knowing nothing about road bikes
I’ve just been given a few old bikes and two seem quite interesting, one is a Witcomb road bike, 531 frame, shimano 500 mech, I think tubular wheels and tyres, the other is frame only, again 531, Claud Butler head badge, fixed/track dropouts, biplane fork.
Both have beautiful lugs and have been sat in the back of a garage for at least 25-30 years I believe.
I’ve also been given half a dozen additional tubular wheels, one pair fit the Claud Butler, and one pair has lovely drilled large flange Campag hubs.
Can anyone shed some light on age/quality/what to do with them?
I’ve thrown my leg over the Witcomb and it appears to be about my size so I might do a light restoration and see how I feel about riding it a bit
I’ve just been given a few old bikes and two seem quite interesting, one is a Witcomb road bike, 531 frame, shimano 500 mech, I think tubular wheels and tyres, the other is frame only, again 531, Claud Butler head badge, fixed/track dropouts, biplane fork.
Both have beautiful lugs and have been sat in the back of a garage for at least 25-30 years I believe.
I’ve also been given half a dozen additional tubular wheels, one pair fit the Claud Butler, and one pair has lovely drilled large flange Campag hubs.
Can anyone shed some light on age/quality/what to do with them?
I’ve thrown my leg over the Witcomb and it appears to be about my size so I might do a light restoration and see how I feel about riding it a bit
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