I wrote earlier about trying to identify a Team Champion and the question has been raised about whether the presence of fender eyelets on my frame raises doubts about its authenticity. I have seen some earlier postings to CR from our British colleagues which stated that eyelets were not uncommon on British steel of similar vintage.
So my question is: given a Team Champion frame made in 1973 or thereabouts, what would be the likelihood that it would have fender eyelets? I realize that not many would have these, but is the probability very close to zero?
Kevin Salyer
Lafayette, CA