Sorry I forgot my name on that last posting...
Hilary Stone, Brisol, England
> From: "Michael Gould" <resilion@fastmail.fm>
> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:19:13 -0700
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Any early 1950's La Quelda owners out there?
>
> Hello Michael,
> Don't know if this bad news or good news. I will put money on this that
> this is
> defiately NOT A LAQUELDA. The whole thing looks wrong for a Holdsworth
> especially the seat stays eyes. Looks more Butlerish or Fother? a
> Liverpool builder who's name I have forgotten who built loads of lugless
> frames.
> If you want to please contact me off list and I will send a photo of a
> typical LaQuelda seat stay finish.
> I am no expert on these matters but I have a gut feeling this is
> definetly not a Holdsworth LaQuelda.
> Surely there must be someone on the list who is better qualified to give
> a definitive answer?
> Frank Ellingford London UK>
>
>
> On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:30:11 -0700 (PDT), "Michael Davies"
> <msdavi59@yahoo.com> said:
>> I'm looking for help identifying a lightweight English
>> bike. I posted pictues of this several months ago and
>> the consensus seemed to be that it might be a
>> Holdsworth La Quelda. Unfortunately, I can't really
>> match it up with any of the online catalogs, mainly
>> due to the low resolution of the pictures at those
>> sites...there's just not enough detail. Also, it would
>> help me if someone has knowledge of Holdsworth's
>> serial numbers from the early 1950....mine is
>> 27951...does this sound like a LaQuelda number?
>>
>> I recently built this bike up with some run of the
>> mill components I had lying around and am quite
>> stunned by how light it is..just shy of 20lbs, and
>> that with crappy components on it. It's a very nice
>> ride, and I'd like to have it restored, but can't
>> really proceed until I know what it is.
>>
>> Below are some links to pictures..
>>
>> Thanks -Michael Davies
>> St Louis
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> This is a left side view of the disassembled frame and
>> fork.
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> This is a rear view of the disassembled frame and
>> fork.
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> This is a right side view of the disassembled frame
>> and fork.
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> This is a view of the Chater Lea rear dropouts.
>> Dropout spacing is 115mm
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> This is a left side view of the bottom bracket shell.
>> Visible is the incorrect spindle; the BB shell width
>> is 63.5mm and the spindle is from a 68mm BB. Not
>> visible is the interior of the BB shell
.its fully
>> enclosed, with no openings to the intersecting tubes.
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> An underside view of the bottom bracket. The serial
>> number is clearly visible.
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> A view of the backside of the front fork. Again, the
>> serial number can be seen.
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> A view of the front fork dropouts. Dropout spacing is
>> 90mm
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> A view of the underside of the intersection of the top
>> tube, seat tube and seatstays.
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> A close-up view of the front part of the frame
>>
>> http://home.att.net/
>> A close-up view of the rear of the frame.
>>
>>
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> Frank Ellingford resilion@fastmail.fm
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