Mike,
Did any of the Team bikes have eyelets? I was also under the impression that the 1974 Team bikes had yellow head tubes? Perhaps these were not built at Ilkeston? Pre-Ilkeston?
George Allen Lexington, Ky USA
At 03:51 PM 8/16/2005, Mike Mullett wrote:
>Hi all
>This information may be a bit basic, but with all the posts re genuine
>Team bikes from Ilkeston, whether 531 or 753, one fact may have been
>overlooked. A genuine Ilkeston frameset has a black head tube whilst all
>the other non Ilkeston frames had a yellow head tube. Unless they have
>been refinished of course.
>Mike (with a black head tube bike)Mullett
>Reading UK