If that frame had been a 21 or 22" instead of a 23/24" you wouldn't have got away with it at the price you did! I was bidding against you and was surprised that there was so little interest paticularly for a frame on the larger rather than smaller size. Hobbs is one make of frame I have difficulties getting hold of in my small size. I've had a couple of 24" lugless Hobbs with Campag Corsa rear drop-outs, a 23" lugless curved seat-tube frame.. and have recently sold on a 24" Blue Riband. I suppose the shortage of smaller frames, if you will pardon the pun, is due to the fact that in the 40/50s we all tended to ride bigger frames with the saddle just about resting on the top-tube.
In a similar vein.. I wondered why no on bid on the 23" Claude Butler Avant Coureur that finished its auction this morning with an winning bid of £50 for frame and fork. Are Claudes not popular in the States?
Norris Lockley.. wondering if the Japanese buyers might buy my Claudes.. Settle UK
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