Hobbs of barbican help.
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Cheesedisease
Senior Retro Guru
Pull out the Titan stem, should have the year on it where inserted in steerer. Might give you a strong clue to the frame if parts are original to it.
For the frame, put up some pictures, people are always really helpful. Be great to see it to!
For the frame, put up some pictures, people are always really helpful. Be great to see it to!
one-eyed_jim
Old School Grand Master
The serial number would fit the numbering scheme described here:
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/hobbs.html
as a pre-war frame (sequential numbers). Is it possible that a pre-war frame was built up with post-war parts? Let's see the pictures, in any case.
PS couriuer hindeium = coureur (racer) hiduminium (high-durability aluminium)
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/hobbs.html
as a pre-war frame (sequential numbers). Is it possible that a pre-war frame was built up with post-war parts? Let's see the pictures, in any case.
PS couriuer hindeium = coureur (racer) hiduminium (high-durability aluminium)
Hobbs Frame Numbers.
Hobbs frame numbers are on the rear dropout and will begin with a letter followed by either three or four numerals.
The letter and first numeral are most relevant. The number on the BB is not the frame number.
One of my (three) Hobbs frames is D1***, so D = April, 1 = 1951, this tallies as my Wife's Dad bought it in the summer of 1951 to make a tour of the Loire Valley.
Hobbs stopped building frames in 1953. Hope this helps...
Roadking.
Hobbs frame numbers are on the rear dropout and will begin with a letter followed by either three or four numerals.
The letter and first numeral are most relevant. The number on the BB is not the frame number.
One of my (three) Hobbs frames is D1***, so D = April, 1 = 1951, this tallies as my Wife's Dad bought it in the summer of 1951 to make a tour of the Loire Valley.
Hobbs stopped building frames in 1953. Hope this helps...
Roadking.
Hobbs.
As previously mentioned the frame number is on rear dropout, the bottom bracket number is irrelevant(just a casting/tooling/die number).
Components are not terribly useful when dating frames...many early English components had quite long production lives, Williams of course had dates on chainsets: this gave no real indication of frame date.
Roadking.
As previously mentioned the frame number is on rear dropout, the bottom bracket number is irrelevant(just a casting/tooling/die number).
Components are not terribly useful when dating frames...many early English components had quite long production lives, Williams of course had dates on chainsets: this gave no real indication of frame date.
Roadking.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64566729@N02/
Pics.
The hubs say "le tour"? dunno if they are original/period.
The Rear Hub is fixed on one side and 5 speed on the other and laced to a 27" rim.
Think its been repainted at some stage sadly in parts although the transfers on white seat tube look original.
Pics.
The hubs say "le tour"? dunno if they are original/period.
The Rear Hub is fixed on one side and 5 speed on the other and laced to a 27" rim.
Think its been repainted at some stage sadly in parts although the transfers on white seat tube look original.
Quite nice blue flam'paint with the white headtube/seattube combo...the downtube transfer is not correct.
Nice glass enamel/brass headbadge, the hubs are Maillard; called"Le Tour"before they were called Maillard - they're a little late for the frame I think.
Wouldn't worry too much about(don't go too modern though), depends what your plans for it are.
Roadking.
Nice glass enamel/brass headbadge, the hubs are Maillard; called"Le Tour"before they were called Maillard - they're a little late for the frame I think.
Wouldn't worry too much about(don't go too modern though), depends what your plans for it are.
Roadking.
