Peter,
I couldn't see the photos on the Manx TT frame not the
catalogue pages. Perhaps you ned to set some sort of Sharing
Option on the Photobox page?
I did take a look at the Elswick Hopper on the WoolJersey
page, though. Beautiful bike - and I think I learned something
about this entire "movement" in British bike design. Correct
me if I'm wrong, though, please. My guess is that - not only
was a short wheelbase desired for racing - but the method
employed had to alloy the for the fitting of mudguards, so that
the bicycle could also be used for touring and/or commuting.
Cheers,
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
> Norris mentions the Sun Manx TT as another method used,
> similar to the
> Shortwin in design, to achieve a short wheelbase. He may
> recall helping
> Nigel Land to identify a mystery frame with a Baines transfer
> last year,
> which is in fact a Manx TT. I have posted a couple of pics
> of the frame,
> and the relevant page from the 51 Sun Catalogue at
>
http://ntlworld.photobox.co.uk/
> .
> Nigel is now trying to find some Stallard dropouts for it, as
> the original
> ones had been removed for some strange reason (anyone have a
> spare pair?),
> and then it will be re-enamelled with the correct transfers.
> List members
> may also wish to remind themselves of another attempt to
> achieve a short
> wheelbase on my Elswick Hopper Avenger Convincable, which you
> can see at
> http://www.wooljersey.com/
>
>
>
> Peter Brown. Lincolnshire. England
>
>
>
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