Mike Wilkinson wrote:
> Just aquired a Holdsworth track bike and am curious on
> its age. The serial number is 023435 w/matching sn on
> on steerer tube. I'm thinking early 80's...
>
> Also, bought it sight unseen but looks to be in great
> shape except for a few very minor chips and what looks
> like a nubbin on the bottom side of the down tube that
> is about 9cm from the head tube... Looks like a wart!
>
> Any ideas what this may be? I'll be writting the guy I
> bought it from...
>
Without seeing pictures it's difficult to tell but this may be an earlier
Holdsworth refinished. The serial number is certainly from the earlier
sequence and would place it about 1956-7. However I don't know whether
similar serial number sequences were used in the 70s and 80s as well.
Hilary Stone, Bristol, England