Re: [CR] Any help identifying this British frame

(Example: Framebuilders:Doug Fattic)

From: "Terry Kearns" <terrykearns@hotmail.co.uk>
To: <kevinsayles@tiscali.co.uk>, <tristramos@yahoo.com>, "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:40:24 +0100
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Subject: Re: [CR] Any help identifying this British frame


Hi,

I would look at late sixties / early seventies Falcon / Coventry Eagle Catalogues, the lugs and wrapover stay look similar to bikes of this maker.

Thanks

Terry

Herts, UK
  
> From: kevinsayles@tiscali.co.uk
> To: tristramos@yahoo.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:22:40 +0100
> Subject: Re: [CR] Any help identifying this British frame
>
> Hi Tristram,
> My initial thoughts where Carlton......and that's before I noticed you had
> already mentioned Carlton, the 'rounded' wrap over stays are typical of the
> marque, but others may have also done the stay tops this way?
>
> Interesting Campag rear dropout.....got the 'shape' for the spring
> hole......but no hole!? so guessing frame is from the 60s
>
> Cheers
> Kevin Sayles
> Bridgwater Somerset UK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T O" <tristramos@yahoo.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:16 AM
> Subject: [CR] Any help identifying this British frame
>
>
> >
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > A friend of Mine in Pittsburgh has gotten hold of a nice 70s(?) British
> > frame and he was wondering if anyone here would be able to help him
> > identify it. It has a number of features that make it look like a Raleigh
> > but I think that something has ruled that out. There was further
> > speculation that it might be a Carlton. If anyone knows anything it would
> > be great to hear.
> >
> > Here is a link to some pictures:
> > http://s954.photobucket.com/albums/ae21/Careforrest/
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Tristram Oliver-Skuse
> > Melbourne, Australia.
> >
> >
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