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    The British bike thread

    Crossposting from Bikeforums.net because it's a nice article. Helped me out a bit when I was trying to create Holdsworth Red Pearl for my 1961 Cyclone. Also asked Mario Vaz - he said Red Pearl arrived in huge drums from Switzerland, so no idea how to mix it :(. A Visit to Holdsworthy Ltd...
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    1949 Holdsworth Roi de Velo

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126461448644 Nottingham No bids yet. 4 speed Sturmey Archer
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    Vintage Viking Identification

    Can't quite see which direction it's curved in, but here's a 1961 Holdsworth Cyclone:
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    1940s Holdsworth 56cm

    1940s Holdsworth (probably), but no idea what model, and it's £25 so far. Also covered in black sh*t. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355675983010 From https://www.nkilgariff.com/Models.htm Pre WW2 all Holdsworths had clip type headsets except L'Internationale. This model was new for 1939 and had...
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    Retro/Classic brakes for a tour.

    Here's one I found: https://sprockets.uk.com/nitto-as-11-alloy-front-cable-hanger-22-2mm-for-1-quill-stem-with-adjuster/
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    1958 Holdsworth Zephyr 54.5cm track frame

    Yep, just looked it up and apparently the Zephyr and Cyclone are the same lugs by 1961. So this windowed version only existed from 58 - 61. 1961 Cyclone:
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    1958 Holdsworth Zephyr 54.5cm track frame

    Ooops, sorry forgot the link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296389802808 £195 or best offer Hesketh Bank, Preston, United Kingdom
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    1958 Holdsworth Zephyr 54.5cm track frame

    Fishtail lugs with cutouts.
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    Retro/Classic brakes for a tour.

    I had a similar issue - the head tube on my Holdsworth Cyclone is quite short so a hanger would have obscured the badge. Resorted to the old trick of drilling the stem: NB. the stem is hollow so there's 2 holes that meet 1) Top surface perpendicular to be threaded and take the adjuster 2)...
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    Retro/Classic brakes for a tour.

    I've been using 60's Mafac Racer center pulls recently, working fine with Kool Stop salmon pads. Mainly used from the hoods and I can stop from there using 2 fingers each side. Might help that I'm using 80's Weinmann AG drilled levers and modern cables. Sheldon Brown: "Mafac calipers provide as...
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    Mavic Monthlery Route rims

    Cambridge £15 - yep for a pair of rims https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycle-accessories/mavic-route-tubular-rims/1462730954
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    Single Speed Bike Gear Ratio

    gear-calculator.com will show the options: https://www.gear-calculator.com/?GR=DERS&KB=50&RZ=16,20,22,25&UF=2125&TF=90&SL=2.6&UN=MPH&DV=speed
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    Long cage Super Record mech’

    A SunTour Cyclone II GT will handle 8 gears if you file down one of the stops a bit. And it's a lot cheaper and lighter, and looks good too. I've got one with an SRAM PG-850 11-32 8 speed cassete (127mm OLD).
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    Large flange road hubs.

    Unfortunately Vittoria Rubino tubulars only come in black, and I quite like the tyres (got 4x28mm atm). Thinking I might try Vittoria Corsa Control next time, which do come in black/tan wall.
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    Large flange road hubs.

    The only real problem with large flange currently is the stupid amount of money the good ones go for on Ebay. I was rebuilding a 1961 Holdsworth Cyclone last year so it pretty much had to have large flange, but I did find some cheap early Nuovo Tipo and they look damn fine. I also hate black...
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