[CR] For Sale Three track frames - Dave Davey, Don Farrell and another...

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:44:07 +0000
From: "Hilary Stone" <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: classic rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] For Sale Three track frames - Dave Davey, Don Farrell and another...


Offered to CR members are three track frames. The Dave Davey is especially nice.

I was surprised not to get any response from my frame listing earlier this week - the Lang track Motobecane Special Pro, Claud Butler are all still available.

I can take payment a number of ways - Paypal or cheque in GBP, cash sent registered post, Traveller\u2019s cheques in $, direct bank transfer within the UK or European Iban bank transfer. I will always combine shipping in order to reduce costs.

All prices are in UK GBP Frames cost 80 GBP to ship to the USA, 100 GBP to ship to Australia/New Zealand and 11 GBP within the UK.

With the pound being still quite low in value these are a real bargain... for US and European buyers. Paypal is quoting 1.55$ to 1 GBP.

Hilary Stone, Bristol, British Isles

DAVE DAVEY TRACK FRAME c1960 Nervex Pro lugs Seat Tube (ctt): 53cm (21in) Top Tube (ctc): 56cm (22in) Rear dropout width: 110mm Wheel size: 700C (brake drop 38mm) Bottom bracket threads: British Frame Tubing: Reynolds 531 double butted Seatpost size: 27.2mm Dave Davey was a shop in Haringey, north London in the late 50s and 1960s. They employed a nymber of the top framebuilders to build their frames - almost certainly Les Ephgrave, Wally Green, Bill Grey (less well known but he built the specials at Claud Butler and was chief foremen framebuilder and later built some gorgeous frames for other shops - I\u2019ve seen some stunning frames made for Hinds of Ealing) and maybe others... Please see http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/dave-davey.html for more information. This frame may well be Bill Grey built - however it does have a curved chainstay bridge which was one of the signature marks of Bill Hurlow. Whatever this is an exceptionally gorgeous track frame. Small track frames are quite difficult to design and always involve compromises - too steep a head angle/too short a top tube will mean excessive toe clip overlap. This frame will have considerable toeclip overlap but it looks as if the compromise is excellent. Clearances are really quite tight. The fork is drilled for a brake(very shallow drop) 245 GBP http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Dave-Davey-track-sml.jpg

DON FARRELL TRACK FRAME 1960s Nervex Pro lugs Seat Tube (ctt): 57cm (22.5in) Top Tube (ctc): 57cm (22.5in) Rear dropout width: 115mm Wheel size: 700C (brake drop 48mm) Bottom bracket threads: British Frame Tubing: Reynolds 531 double butted Seatpost size: 27.2mm Don Farrell was a shop in between Colindale and Edgeware in north London. Most of his frames from the 1950s or 60s were built by Wally Green and this frame would look to be typical of Wally Green\u2019s work. There are some details on Wally Green at http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/wallygreen.html and http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Green_W.htm Its nicely built with Nervex Pro lugs and I am certain Reynolds 531 tubing. Clearances are quite tight; its certainly not one designed for use with 27in wheels. 185 GBP http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Don-Farrell-track-.jpg

TRACK FRAME c1960 Reynolds 531 double butted Seat Tube (ctt): 53cm (21in) Top Tube (ctc): 56cm (22in) Rear dropout width: 110mm Wheel size: 700C (brake drop 46mm) Bottom bracket threads: British Frame Tubing: Reynolds 531 double butted Seatpost size: 27.2mm The previous owner thought it was an Allin of Croydon - however I think this to be very unlikely as the the A on the head tube does not match Allin\u2019s A and there is no frame number which would be in Allin\u2019s sequence. Whatever it\u2019s a very nice pre track frame from the late 1960s built with Prugnat single point lugs, Fischer track fork crown (as used by many builders here and on the continent) and features a very neatly done wrapover seatstay tops. The seatstay bridge is very nicely curved and has added reinforcements. As with the Davey track frame clearances are pretty tight with correspondingly steep head and seat tube angles. It does need repainting but will be really quite special once restored. 165 GBP http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/A-track.jpg