14853

No date appears anywhere on the sheet, so the year cannot be given, and the deposit and delivery lines are blank. “700c” is written and underlined at the head. The cable stops at 45° on the tops are marked for a Sturmey 5, a five-speed hub gear on a 531 frame. The first word of the finish is read from a fast hand as Mercian, as in the Derby builder's colour, but could as easily be Mexican; the sheet is quoted as written.

Tubing

531 DB, ‘C’

Frame

23"

Angles

72° / 72°

Ends

Record, “no boss” underlined

Chainstays

17¼

B/bracket

10⅝" height

Headset

Customer supply, EDCO Comp.

Wheels

700c, with mudguard clearance

Equipment

B.B. set also customer supply, EDCO (ditto marks under the headset entry)

Brazed on

“2 stops for stem H'Bar control”, 2 rear tunnels, “2 cable stops 45° on tops” for a “STURMEY 5”, brake-eye “stops LHS 45°”, centre-pull brake bridge (“normal”), TA bottle cage bosses yes, 2 sets, and a dynamo bracket, front RHS, rear of blade; the gear lever bosses, lamp boss and pump pegs are struck through

Finish

Mercian apple green poly, lugs lined white, new transfers in white

Customer

Brian Palmer, Lenton, Nottingham

14853

1985 · 531 DB, ‘C’ · 23" · Mercian apple green poly

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