Norman Tingey Frames

[cookiehound]

First proper post!
I have purchased a Norman Tingey bicycle frame - very excited about it - which it would seem was made by Norman Tingey for his daughter Bobbie Tingey (it has Bobbie's name painted on it, along with that of her club).

I'd like to try and put it back to how it was, as far as practicable, but I'm drawing a blank on internet searches for anything about Norman's bikes. I have found time trial records for Bobbie, but anything else is mostly passing mentions about her in the history of women's cycling in the UK.

Can anyone recommend where I start looking to try and find out how the bike should be put back together? Bobbie was cycling over quite a period (seems like she cycled in Paris in 1958 in a championship and I've found results for her in a team race from 1965) but it's all text, no pictures of her, and I've no idea what would be authentic / right period for her bike.

Any help or information would be much appreciated. I'd like to do right by the frame .

 

[Diamant_Don]

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Can we see the frame, maybe?

 

[cookiehound]

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I'm collecting it Friday, so I shall be able to post my own pictures then.... Along with asking for help about what to do, no doubt! My LBS is lovely but I want to try to do a lot of it myself (ok, at least some!)

 

[keithglos]

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Bobbie was Normans wife.
We used to see them frequently at the usual ladies events, before mixed time trials were allowed.
We were in france with them in 1969 at a ladies 7 day road race, Ronde Feminin
Can't remember much more.
Keith

 

[cookiehound]

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Oh, thank you - I was originally told Bobbie was Normans son, so when I found out Bobbie was actually female I just assumed. Lovely.

 

[Excel]

a start would be to Google the club sec. at her old club (Marlboro AC) I'm sure there will be a few old 'uns from the era who either rode the same Norman Tingey frames or could shed light on the Marque

Griff

 

[cookiehound]

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Can we see the frame, maybe?

The frame is now back at my house, heres some pictures (that to be fair, I took from the ad selling it…)


I thought the paint was original, but it transpires that someone has (bless them) restored it a bit badly, although from looking at the bike it seems like they've more touched it up rather than changed the colours completely. So unless / until I manage to find out how it would be have originally, I shall keep it with it's quintessential "well meaning" paint job.

No idea on any sizes yet, but I've got to go to the LBS tomorrow anyway, so I shall ask them to measure things (no digital callipers, either!)

If anyone has any idea of what should be going on this bike, it'd be appreciated