Frame

8816

Untraced

No delivery promise or deposit is recorded. Under OTHER DETAILS: “Chain Hook” and “Fit customers Dura Ace B Bkt”, and an arrow runs from the brakes and crown lines down to “Supplied for measurement”, so the customer's own parts were in the shop. The MAIN FINISH line carries a strike-out before “SCARLETT LAKE”; the struck word is read as “Red”. A telephone number is written at the end of the address block.

Ordered: 7.9.88
Tubing: 653
Frame: 24½"
Angles: 74° / 74°
Forks: New Cinelli crown
Ends: Super Record
Seatstays: Fastback
Headset: Alloy
Wheels: No mudguard clearance (“No.” written above the struck-through YES/NO)
Brazed on: Two gear lever bosses, “3 guides” written against BRAKE EYES, TA bottle cage bosses
Finish: Scarlett Lake (a word read as “Red” struck out before it), lugs lined white, standard transfers
Customer: Paul Barker, Birstall, Leics

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