[CR]Any early 1950's La Quelda owners out there?
(Example: Production Builders)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:30:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: "
Michael Davies" <
msdavi59@yahoo.com>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Any early 1950's La Quelda owners out there?
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/~michael.s.davies/Frame1.jpg
This is a left side view of the disassembled frame and
fork.
http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Frame2.jpg
This is a rear view of the disassembled frame and
fork.
http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Frame3.jpg
This is a right side view of the disassembled frame
and fork.
http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Rear_dropout.jpg
This is a view of the Chater Lea rear dropouts.
Dropout spacing is 115mm
http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Bottom_bracket1.jpg
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/~michael.s.davies/Bottom_bracket2.jpg
An underside view of the bottom bracket. The serial
number is clearly visible.
http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Fork_rear.jpg
A view of the backside of the front fork. Again, the
serial number can be seen.
http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Fork_tip.jpg
A view of the front fork dropouts. Dropout spacing is
90mm
http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Seatpost.jpg
A view of the underside of the intersection of the top
tube, seat tube and seatstays.
http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Frame_forward.jpg
A close-up view of the front part of the frame
http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Frame_rear.jpg
A close-up view of the rear of the frame.
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