Olympic?

[retrobikeguy]

Anyone here heard of olympic?

this came in today and it looks nice but I havent heard of the bikes before

shimano 600 and suntour groupset, 531 frame, and nice forks....

Images =

 

[legrandefromage]

looks to be of better-than-average quality from the early/mid 1980's

 

[JSH]

Re:

The forks look like they're off a 1980 Gios with the coins missing - and they will be Columbus SL if so

 

[Theoldfm]

Re:

Olympics were hand built by Paul Coupe at Olympic Cycles in
Nottingham - the shop closed a few years ago but they used to sponsor Beauvale CC back in the day.

I had an Olympic frame custom built for me in 1987 and I still have it today!

 

[retrobikeguy]

Re: Re:

Olympics were hand built by Paul Coupe at Olympic Cycles in
Nottingham - the shop closed a few years ago but they used to sponsor Beauvale CC back in the day.

I had an Olympic frame custom built for me in 1987 and I still have it today!

Why thank you.....

another thing learnt

 

[Grilley]

Old thread I know but it's helped me identify my frame. Badged up as a Peugeot Look team bike from 1992! Also has a decal saying Mike Kloser who rode for the team, thing is it was a MTB team and this is a road bike. Frame number is 850034P.C. so I presume PC is Paul Coupe. Gipiemme brake bridge and campagnolo portacetena drop outs

 

[vcballbat]

Olympic Cycles was owned and run by Granville Horton, I've got his Raleigh SBDU 753 Dynaflite. The frames by Paul are very nicely built, he was a Reynolds 753 approved builder. I was watching your frame on eBay... you got a cracking deal


Thread 'Olympic Cycles Nottingham...any memories..' https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/olympic-cycles-nottingham-any-memories.451286/

 

[3wheeler7]

It'd be nice to think these unidentified forks in my parts bin were by Gios, but don't think they would have made any with mudguard mounts!
Anyone want a stab at the manufacturer?

 

[retrobikeguy]

I think they could be gios unless olympic made something similar too, they were on the bike when I sold it years ago in the shop, I remember we took some 2p coins and ground them to fit on the grinder.
The bike is still in use as I see it around. I'll get some pics if I see it at the coffeeshop

 

[Grilley]

Olympic Cycles was owned and run by Granville Horton, I've got his Raleigh SBDU 753 Dynaflite. The frames by Paul are very nicely built, he was a Reynolds 753 approved builder. I was watching your frame on eBay... you got a cracking deal


Thread 'Olympic Cycles Nottingham...any memories..' https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/olympic-cycles-nottingham-any-memories.451286/

I have emailed Granville Horton via contact info from V-CC yearbook, hopefully he'll come back with some more info. Saw the frame on eBay and knew it was something nice, then I found this thread and put a bid in, definitely a bargain.