[CR]Harry Quinn touring classic

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Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:42:29 +1100
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Michael McGrath" <accent@swiftdsl.com.au>
Subject: [CR]Harry Quinn touring classic

Hi there,

I've just joined your little list. Great to see so many great old bikes out there.

I have a Harry Quinn touring bike, which I bought, used, in 1974. I reckon it was probably about ten years old when I bought it, in Cambridge England. It has Campag dropouts and Nervex decorative lugs with full Campag kit out. (I think I upgraded d from the original Weinmann brakeset in the early 80s). I run a Campag Rally derailleur, which is just great for those big mountains when you have full panniers and still have 27" wheels.

I'm desperately trying to find whatever information I can about Quinn bikes, history and especially their paint and design styles. I am about to give mine a complete strip and restore, and would like to be as close to authentic as possible.

The original paint was, from memory, silver and red but I turned it British racing green after a nasty scrape a couple of decades ago.

You can see some images of the bike in its current configuration at: http://www.serotta.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343&page=2 (under 'accent')

Any info or photos of original Quinns gratefully received. (I have seen the ones on your site.)

cheers Michael McGrath Sydney, NSW, Australia

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