Tom Adams wrote
> An ebay sighting, Item #1110044803,
> http://ebay.com/
> owTutorial=0&ed=981276519&indexURL=0&rd=1
>
>
> In my recent obsession for all things Nervex, this little gem caught my eye.
> Does anyone know anything about Armstrong Bikes, made in Birrmingham England
> according to the seller. Questions are who was the frame builder, how long
> the maker worked, and any comments on the quality of the machines? Thanks.
>
Armstrong was one of the smaller mass production makers in England making
mostly utility bikes. However in the 1950s and maybe a little while into the
60s made some extremely nice roads bikes. I'm not certain what happened to
Armstrong though they may have been swallowed up into the great
Raleigh/BSA/Triumph/Norman/Dunelt/Royal Enfield/Carlton/everything else
combine in 1960. In which case it is pre-1960. For several years they were
silver soldered which was was extremely rare even amongst top quality
lightweight builders at the time. This one must be one of the fairly late
ones. I doubt whether the pedals or hubs are original. The saddle and
seatpost will definitely not be original. Geometry was always well specced
with proportionate length top tubes much better than contemporary top end
Raleighs at the time but similar to Carlton and Gillott.
Hilary Stone, Bristol, England