Next up for the Vintage Bikes is the truly stunning Chaz F Hill. There isn’t a lot of information on the internet about Chaz F Hill and they’re not to be confused by the more common Hill Specials. Chaz F Hill were founded in the 19th Century and made lovely steel framed bicycles, the family […]
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Freddy Grubb Vintage Frame
I have this lovely Freddy Grubb 1950’s 20″ frameset on sale here on Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232189955526 It’s in lovely condition, and thanks to the experts who follow these bikes on Ebay, is likely to be a 1951 Perfection with exquisite lugs. As you can see the lug work is stunning and nicely picked out with the […]
Stan Perry frameset
Stan Perry frameset for sale on Ebay here. Here’s the only info I can find on Stan Perry – thanks to Yorkey on the Retro Bike Forum here. I can though tell you a little about Stan Perry and Sudbury Cycle Works, as I worked for Stan at Sudbury Cycle Works 1977 to 1978: it […]
Vintage bike frame to Fixie Project
Given a clean and straight vintage bike frameset from the 50’s just add the following for a simple and great fixie: Flip flop rear track wheel (check rear dropout width)- Rayleigh £78 Any old modern front wheel from Gumtree – Campagnolo Khamsin £20 Modern Bottom Bracket English Thread (check axle width for a straight driveline […]
Vintage Bikes
Vintage Bike Frames. 1953 Rotrax VEL D’HIV (red fixie) 1950’s Newton of Acton (Campa Chorus 10 Speed)