Frame

1686

Untraced

A complete bicycle, and the price was argued over on the sheet: £350 and £400 are written and struck through, then £420.00 MAX is boxed and underlined, with £420 MAX repeated across the head. Deposit £40.

Tubing: 531 DB
Frame: 23"
Angles: 73° / 73°
Ends: Campagnolo Record
Chainstays: 17¼"
B/bracket: 10 5/8" height
Headset: Standard
Wheels: 700c, HPs (sprints struck out), with mudguard clearance
Brazed on: Allen key seat lug, gear lever clip pip, Campagnolo cable tunnel for 10 speed. No lamp boss, no pump pegs, no centre-pull brake bridge, no TA bottle cage bosses.
Finish: Ruby red, lugs lined gold
Customer: Mr D. S. Bates, Lakeside Avenue; the town is given only as two initials

Own this sheet

£110

A high-resolution print of the sheet, not the original. Giclée on enhanced matte art paper, mounted in snow white, glazed, in a solid wood frame. Free UK postage. £15 goes to Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance.

See it framed — £110

Print only £35

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A print of the 1686 sheet, framed — to scale above a two-metre sofa

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