Terry dolan Cougar 653 abilita 753

[cce]

email the pics to me retrobike @ keirrichards.co.uk and i'll resize and upload them for you

 

[Midlife]

I use Irfanview (free)to resize.

Shaun

 

[brandz]

Sent u the pics man... And thanks for the app. Am no very technology savie

 

[cce]

Re:

I've resized The OP's pictures and here they are

 

[cce]

I haven't been able to learn much about Abilita, They were built in Sturminster Newton in Dorset in the late 80s and early 90s by a guy name Paul Wilkin or Wilkins who also owned a bike shop, Pauls Cycle Services.

He was evidently no mug, you had to have a licence from Reynolds to build with 753

I think that's a delta brake on the front of your cougar, they are worth a fair amount of money on their own....

 

[brandz]

Delta brake? It says campagnolo on it lol?

 

[cce]

Yup, campagnolo delta

Campagnolo being the maker, Delta being the design

they're worth good money, but not great as actual brakes, if it were mine i'd sell it and use the money towards the resto and fit a standard caliper.

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/campagdelta.html

 

[brandz]

Ahhhhh I get u now... The Cougar had a full campagnolo set up on it... Would would the brake be worth? At some point I will upload pics of all the parts... Now I have an app to resize pics... The abilita had a shimano and dura ace crank and rings then the rest was campagnolo

 

[Midlife]

Are you sure they are Delta. .?

Shaun

 

[brandz]

Nah the brakes on the Cougar don't look like that..