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    Mystery Mercian

    If you're talking New Winner it's one body for 5 / 6 / ultra 6 / ultra 7. But some of the cogs are different - generaly the smallest 1 or 2. But Ultra 6 and Ultra 7 have the same spacers. If you look closely it's all explained on the bottom row of that chart. Also note "teeth mark must face...
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    Mystery Mercian

    I'm running SunTour New Winner Ultra 6 on a 1961 Holdsworth Cyclone (121mm dropout). SunTour Cyclone II GT + 13-15-17-19-24-32 on the back / SunTour Cyclone I + TA 52/36 + Stronglight 49D on the front It works damn fine. I got the parts on Ebay - 2 or 3 freewheels at about £10-20 a go. The New...
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    Where can I get Mafac straddle cables?

    You could always try french Ebay or similar. I got some Mafac Racer (long) from somewhere mid-south of France and they were reasonably priced even with post. Communication was minimal though - they may well not speak english. A quick search: https://www.ebay.fr/itm/364898502983 13.2 euro but...
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    Where can I get Mafac straddle cables?

    This looks like the right set: https://www.ebay.com/itm/315085607348 But way too much money: reduced from $150 lol.
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    Where can I get Mafac straddle cables?

    If it's Mafac racer style I just got a cheap shift cable and cut it to length. One of the Mafac centre pulls has fixed length stradle cables - 'competition' I think.
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    The British bike thread

    Hadn't heard of 'maes stratalite', I presumed 'maes' was something to do with GB, but nope it's Strata: https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/classic_components/the-strata-engineering-company/ Which was around at about the same time. Apparently (Ebay) maes stratalite was about 37cm ctc (14.6")...
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    Campagnolo derailleur jockey wheel compatibility

    I replaced the jockey wheels on my SunTour Cyclone II a couple of years back (10 teeth) - I run them on 2x7 and 2x6 at the moment. Here's my original thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1255815-suntour-jockey-wheel-upgrade-bbb-rollerboys-bdp-01-a.html I did have to add a couple of...
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    1972 Holdsworth Cyclone 23"

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305560130232 £120 or best offer.
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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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