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I have a pair of Campag Pista 177.5 cranks complete with Campag Pedals plus a couple of 151BCD rings to fit. They were on my '72 Dave Russell but never to be used again I reckon. If I were to sell them as a set I'd ask around £150?

Excellent chain line and tension.........................

My Mum used to use Snowfire Ointment - but I think it was for chillblains!

It's all you need with fixed wheel. Any idea what the winning distance was?

At least they've got mudguards! Looks like an all chrome finish on the frame but I can't make out the brand. Shake Earnshaw, a good Yorkshire man from Wakefield area. His grandson was a clubmate of mine in Calder Clarion, quite a handy rider and very good on the back of a tandem incidentally...

Looking at the forks, probably a Bates frame. Great aero position for the 'pilot' and I like the aero 'skull caps'. The weather looks a bit like today, pimply sissing down :rolleyes:

I had a similar experience with a metal pump. possibly a Bluemels, back in the early 70's. Middle of winter, cold, damp, foggy, roads covered in grit (you all know the sort of day!). About 15/20 miles to get home on the Sunday club run - and I get a double puncture! I think I was running...

Does that mean he can only turn left? Weight saving taken to the extreme...................... ;)

Well, that's definitely it. I never knew she rode an Eddies Soens. I should have known because I used to have one! It will have been built by Billy Soens, Eddie's son, who actually ran the shop as well as frame building. At the time, very popular on Merseyside.

Never seen that done before but I understand the concept. Make sure it's drilled at the top not the bottom...........................:rolleyes:

It was the USA track team that rode with LH chainwheels. I think their logic was that the power to drive the bike from the chainwheel might have more influence on the LH side. It wasn't continued with though. I picked up an old frame a while ago that had a LH chainset fitted. It was cottered...

He'd have had to be a contortionist to do that. The bike probably didn't help as it was made of 2 solo frames welded together and wan't perfectly straight. Great for going round right hand bends but left hand ones not so good :rolleyes: The next year we bought a new M&B one which was great...

A brand I've not come across before. And that's a Mavic 'Starfish' crankset? The monostay was/is (I believe) a standard CeeWay frame building fitting used by several builders. Nice bike.

Really chunky seat stays! I remember this being a 'trend' in the early/mid 70's as I had a Dave Russell with similar style seat cluster. I like the paint scheme.

Thanks for the comments on this photo. I can't take any credit for it - especially as the night before I had been enjoying some liquid refreshment in Chester with my clubmate Ray (4 pints of Mackeson/Cider Black Velvet) and didn't get home till rather late and had to get up early to ride the...