Frame

8726

Untraced

The address lines are blank; no delivery promise or deposit is recorded either. “531 C” is written at the top left and “700c.”, underlined, at the top right of the sheet. No finish is entered anywhere on the sheet. A smudged pen mark sits on the other-details line but no words can be read in it.

Ordered: 5.10.87
Tubing: 531 C
Frame: 20"
Top tube: 21"
Angles: 72° / 74°
Forks: 1⅞" rake; Std crown
Ends: Campag with eyes
Chainstays: 16¾
Seatstays: Std
B/bracket: 10⅞
Headset: STD
Wheels: 700c (written large and underlined at the top right; “sprints” struck out, H.P.'s), with mudguard clearance
Brazed on: Gear lever bosses “YES (Two)”, lamp boss, brake eyes “2 @ 45° L H T.T.”, pump pegs, TA bottle cage bosses, seat lug Std (the printed “A.K.” struck)
Customer: Cathy Standard

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