I'm trying to find out the model and date of my old bike.It's in daily use
to travel the four miles to work. It takes <13 minutes to get to work and
<16 to get home. Guess which way the hill goes! =0A=0AThe frame number i
s 15474 and I have uploaded some photos at=0A=0Ahttp://www.flickr.com/photo
s/ralph-gab=0A=0Aincluding photos of the GB Coureur brakes it came with. I
make no apology for fitting 21st century brakes, these are to preserve me a
nd the bike. I had one collision with a car that pulled out of a gateway wh
ere I couldn't stop in time. Fortunately the locked back wheel swung round
so we hit the car side on or the fork would have been wrecked.=0A=0AI've al
so fitted 21st century lighting as you can see. This followed a collision w
ith a "Cornish Hedge" when travelling home and doing over 30 mph one absolu
tely dark night. I had a 28 diode lamp but it was not enough, and I lost my
bearings. Now Cornish Hedges are actually granite walls covered with soil,
not hedges. Fortunately I didn't hit it head on. =0A=0AThe bike is still i
n one piece, and I'm trying to find out its age. I have been told its proba
bly early 50's, nearly as old as me, The badge is brass, no enamelling. Loo
king at Holdworth web sites I haven't seen a model where the seat stays are
pressed in at the top to make a "u" section from the tube. Some have more
elaborate lugwork than mine.=0A=0ARalph Gabbatiss=0A=0ARedruth=0ACornwall
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