[CR]FS: 1961 Alvin Drysdale Road Bike

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 17:46:17 -0500
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <000001c3a57b$9a94f680$0100a8c0@cr752892a>
Subject: [CR]FS: 1961 Alvin Drysdale Road Bike

54X57 c-c with a 102 mm wheelbase. I would point out this bike has a high BB height so it will fit like a 55 or 56 cm. That's why it has a long campy post and the steel Cinelli stem to allow a longer extension.

The parts are all suitable for a 1961 bike and are a good investment in themselves. There are numerous paint chips in the very inauthentic Cyclart repaint. All the bearings are repacked and the headset race surfaces just got treated to a Campy tool (thanks BVVW potentate), so the headset is now set up perfectly which was a problem I suppose from the time the bike was made. Typical Drysdale touches- Brazed on shifter mount- the whole thing! Double rear brake bridge for a rack mount. Untypical- a pretty good brazing gap in the lower left head lug. Note the Wrights Autograph saddle has a tear. This is a candidate to go back to Tony Colegrave for repair in England.

Spec: Almost certainly Reynolds 531 tubing but no decals Nervex Pro lugs and Campy Dropouts Stronglight 49 crank 38-52 w/ TA bb (later 38T ring) Lyotard alloy quill pedals Christophe special clips Campy Gran Sport Derailleur set Campy Record HF hubs, seatpost, shifters Mafac Dural Forge Brakes, old pattern levers and red hoods Fiamme red label rims, sewups Cinelli old logo bars and steel stem Regina freewheel, Wipperman chain

$800 plus shipping

Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ