Re: [CR]English bike ID

(Example: Framebuilders:Richard Moon)

Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 07:16:04 +0000
Subject: Re: [CR]English bike ID
From: "Hilary Stone" <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <BA639BA2.E855%hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>


> It is a Claud Butler Olympic Sprint. It will date from the period 1950-56. The

\r?\n> frame number for Clauds from this period contain a date code and can be dated

\r?\n> down to the month and year. The lugs are not true lugs but bilaminations. It

\r?\n> was their top model.

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\r?\n> Hilary Stone, Bristol, England

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\r?\n> Warren Young, Toronto wrote:

\r?\n>> Hey Brit bike gurus...could some of you look at this very interesting

\r?\n>> track bike at http://www.audioresearchlabs.com/bicycles/

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\r?\n>> Beautiful long point lugs and fork crown...it is definitely not a

\r?\n>> CCM... that crankset is likely late 20's/early 30's and it was not

\r?\n>> one of their better cranks either.