Hello JB, I would opt for 1st Viking, 2nd. Viking, 3rd Viking and 4th. Viking! Would part with the others. If you do want an order of preference. 1.Viking 2. Stallard 3. Urago 4. Holdsworthy Grubb. Trade the last three and get a good Northern built Brit frame (Mercian is Midlands) Best wishes Mick.
>From where the wheels don't spin as fast as they use to. Be lucky Michael
Butler Huntingdon UK.
>From: "JB Froke" <jbfroke@msn.com>
>To: "classicrendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: [CR]Classic Interactive Bike Restoration
>Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:49:22 -0700
>
>Friends,
>
>First, I want to thank, and I mean sincerely thank the almost-a-dozen
>list-members who kindly answered my inquiry about where to find cool and
>vintage-centric cycle shops in Minnesota. In addition to clueing in on
>several bike aficionados and their shops, favorite trails and cafes - in
>Wisconsin as well as Minnesota - I also made a new friend with whom I
>hope to rendezvous while in the Land of Lakes during May. Never fails
>-- CR Rules!
>
>Now, I propose some REAL FUN: a quick-n-easy, non-gross "REALITY BIKE
>SHOW," if you will. Should you choose to participate, it might take you
>AS LITTLE AS A MINUTE TO PLAY.
>
>Below, I will list 4 NIFTY FRAMES that are hanging on my "To-Do Rack."
>By voting for your FIRST CHOICE (only) - you will tell me which ONE (1)
>I should take on as my Summer-06 Bike Restoration Project. Reply either
>on-list or off; and if on-list, please feel free to explain or expertly
>expound on your choice, whether to educate or entertain the rest of us
>on the List. Thanks!
>
>HERE GOES! > Pick One Only > Tell Us Why If You Wish > Then, I Will Tell
>You Which is the 'Winner' > Later, I Will Share Progress Photos.
>
>1 -- PT Stallard Monthlery (1948)
>2 -- Freddie Grubb - racer (1950s)
>3 -- Urago - racer (1950s)
>4 -- Viking Severn Valley (1960s)
>
>JB Froke, Pebble Beach CA