I hate to be a stickler but I love how these old bikes with free wheels are now being described as with cassette. Steven Willis The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
<louiss@gate.net> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:04 AM Subject: Re: [CR] Holdsworth Professional on eBay
>I think it quite possible that this is a genuine 1974/5 Professional.
> It looks to have been refinished at some point, so the chrome and decals m
> ay not be correct. Not all Professionals were originally finished in
> team colors, which command a premium, so many have been refinished in this
> way - it is potentially good business to get hold of a tatty Professional
> f
> rame in nondescript paint and refinish it in team colors.
>
> I agree that this bike will probably get (relatively) big bucks, even in
> th
> e current climate because they are quite sought after - not sure why; they
> were only significant in British racing, which is insignificant on a
> global
> scale, and they are good but not outstanding as Reynolds 531/Campagnolo bi
> kes go. The bike on offer appears to have clinchers which detract som
> ewhat from its racing bike heritage.
>
> Hugh Thornton
> Cheshire, England
>
> --- On Fri, 16/1/09, Louis Schulman <louiss@gate.net> wrote:
>
> From: Louis Schulman <louiss@gate.net>
> Subject: [CR] Holdsworth Professional on eBay
> To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: Friday, 16 January, 2009, 1:51 AM
>
> There is a very attractive Holdsworth Professional on eBay. Item number:
> 330300629485. Something about this bike seems wrong, however.
>
> The Reynolds decal would seem to indicate 1977 or later, but the bike
> can't
> be later than '75, since it has all the chrome. The bike is missing its
> hea
> d
> badge (you can see a hole in the picture of the head tube), but has
> acquire
> d a
> later decal.
>
> There doesn't appear to be any lug lining, and even more significantly,
> any
> engraving on the chain stay caps. But it may just not show in the
> pictures
> .
>
> Finally, the lugs don't look right to me (the points look too short) and
> the lettering of "Professional" looks wrong.
>
> Of course, all this may mean nothing. Other opinions invited. Maybe
> someo
> ne
> can contact Norman Kilgariff to see what he thinks. I only bring this up
> be
> cause
> it is likely that this bike will bring big bucks.
>
> Louis Schulman
> Tampa,Florida USA =09