Re: [CR]Some more Gillott snippets

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:13:57 +0000
Subject: Re: [CR]Some more Gillott snippets
From: "Bob Reid" <bob.reid@btconnect.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <B8172C15.EB33%stevens@veloworks.com>


Steven wrote ;
> The nicest Gillotts, in my opinion, are the early ones from Œ47-52. These
> used the high tolerance Oscar Egg spear-point lugs, and wonderful sweeping
> fork blades, on both oval and round. At this time they also produced
> framesets of tapered tubesets with "British Made" bottom bracket sets.
>
> Steven L. Sheffield

Do you mean the Bottom Bracket shell or the BB axle etc. If it's the shell, are they the same as these ?

http://www.velostuf.com/britishmadebbshell.jpg

The ones I often see - marked 'British Made' & 'GR 23 V LS' - Can anyone put a manufacturers name to these - Brampton, Cyclo ?

Thanks to John Barron of velostuf.com for the link!