baronsouthside
Old School Hero
Re:
Thanks for reply. I have emailed 'skip' through the contact details on the Vintage Trek website with my theory and I'm waiting on a reply. The vintage trek site says it has a copy of a hand written serial numbers with notes on all frames so I'm hoping that will say for sure. The fact that the 531cs tubeset was being used by Trek in the same year is interesting. My 1984 date comes from the spec of my bike, the colour of my bike, Campagnolo dropouts, and the tubeset used. In 1985 I think the frameset changes to 531c and in 1986 the paint scheme changes but by that time production had moved. My serial number H130920 is stamped on the BB and the forks.
If I'm correct then i suppose it can go a number of ways, Either Trek made the frame in the USA for Holdsworth (adding an H to the serial number) perhaps as a prototype using the new type 531cs frameset (that they say was developed for them) maybe before Holdsworth started production with it, or,
Trek made it for Reynolds to use as a 'salesmans' frame that was used to sell the tubeset to Holdsworth, or,
Holdsworth were perhaps making 531cs framesets for Trek (adding an H to the serial number for a Holdsworth build) and one of the Trek serial numbers slipped through the net and got badged as a Holdsworth,
Im in not doubt that it's an 'original' Holdsworth as why would you fake it to that extent? It just happens to have an anomaly for a serial number, or i could be wrong!!
Feel free to add my bike to the spreadsheet. Serial number H130920.
Trying to get better pictures but i need to resize them.
Thanks for reply. I have emailed 'skip' through the contact details on the Vintage Trek website with my theory and I'm waiting on a reply. The vintage trek site says it has a copy of a hand written serial numbers with notes on all frames so I'm hoping that will say for sure. The fact that the 531cs tubeset was being used by Trek in the same year is interesting. My 1984 date comes from the spec of my bike, the colour of my bike, Campagnolo dropouts, and the tubeset used. In 1985 I think the frameset changes to 531c and in 1986 the paint scheme changes but by that time production had moved. My serial number H130920 is stamped on the BB and the forks.
If I'm correct then i suppose it can go a number of ways, Either Trek made the frame in the USA for Holdsworth (adding an H to the serial number) perhaps as a prototype using the new type 531cs frameset (that they say was developed for them) maybe before Holdsworth started production with it, or,
Trek made it for Reynolds to use as a 'salesmans' frame that was used to sell the tubeset to Holdsworth, or,
Holdsworth were perhaps making 531cs framesets for Trek (adding an H to the serial number for a Holdsworth build) and one of the Trek serial numbers slipped through the net and got badged as a Holdsworth,
Im in not doubt that it's an 'original' Holdsworth as why would you fake it to that extent? It just happens to have an anomaly for a serial number, or i could be wrong!!
Feel free to add my bike to the spreadsheet. Serial number H130920.
Trying to get better pictures but i need to resize them.