Thanks to Old Ned and curyam, I now know that my frame isn't a Clive Stuart, but I'm no nearer knowing what it is. I've removed most of the paint, without finding a frame number. There's no number stamped on the agrati rear drop outs, and if the Nervex bottom bracket did once have a number, corrosion has eliminated it. There's nothing on the seat tube, and the seat lug has only 72° stamped on it. The seat stays aren't wrap over, but have a 61mm long flat at the top, and taper down to a very fine 8mm diameter at the rear dropouts. There are badge rivet holes in the headstock, vertically aligned and 45mm apart, but no badge, or outline of one. Weight of the bare frame is 2.02kg. There are pump mounts brazed under the top tube, and cable stops for a rear derailleur.
As an old bike newbie, I'm hoping someone can identify the bike and give me some idea of it's quality and era so I can judge how and whether to restore it (there's a lot of surface pitting on the tubes). Thanks for looking.
As an old bike newbie, I'm hoping someone can identify the bike and give me some idea of it's quality and era so I can judge how and whether to restore it (there's a lot of surface pitting on the tubes). Thanks for looking.
