Hi, Neil--- Very cool. I love the slack angles. Bet it really soaks up the road bumps. The bb area into the chainstays is really nice, too. So great to have a frame from the famous man's hands.
A few questions:
1. Did it ever have paint over the nickel?
2. Do you know anything of its history?
3. What are your overall plans for it?
4. Has the senior Mr. Foddering seen your "tribute" to him? :-)
Cheerio,
Peter Jourdain Whitewater, Wisconsin USA
http://www.bicyclingbackwards.com
"For here is entertainment in excelsis, the sight, the sound and the scent of things....Why cycling for joy is not the most popular passtime on earth is still a mystery to me." ---Frank J. Urry, "SALUTE TO CYCLING"
From: Neil Foddering <neilfoddering@hotmail.com> Subject: [CR] 1926 Selbach frameset pics To: "Rendezvous Classic" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 8:06 AM
I've uploaded some photos of my 1926 Selbach frameset, still in its original nickel (and rust), go to:
http://www.flickr.com/
It was built in November 1926, the month and year my father was born, and I reckon the frame and my Dad are in pretty much similar condition - battered and worn, but still hanging in there. I hope that wasn't too disrespectful to the Selbach.
Neil Foddering
Weymouth, Dorset, England.