Re: [CR]Crump's challenge: eBay '52 New Allrounder

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Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:57:35 -0500
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Crump's challenge: eBay '52 New Allrounder
In-Reply-To: <004701c84137$44803a00$6501a8c0@PC9960>


At 09:31 PM 17/12/2007 -0800, Peter Brueggeman wrote:
>John, a few things about the frame on Ebay #230202634594 ....
>
>1) the Reynolds 531 transfer should be the early version with the single
>quote marks around 531.

I think that's what Peter Brown was pointing out. That's good to know for my '51 restorstion.
>2) Claud did not offer an "alternative" in its catalogue for chromed seat
>tube and bilaminated lugs

Probably not in the catalogue, but being a custom builder, I'm sure one could have ordered anything one wanted for a price. However, I doubt if chrome would have survived 55 years, so that had to have been done later.
>I already have the Spinning Wheels DVD through the very good graces of John
>Crump... It is excellent viewing.

Same here, so I originally replied off list. I just dug it out again and watched it.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada