Frame

8825

Untraced

“Complete cycle Self Assembly” is written across the head of the sheet; deposit £25-00, no delivery promise recorded. The fork ends were changed on the sheet, “Super Record” struck out for “Columbus with eye”. The surname is read from a fast hand as “Kulak” and could as easily be “Kwolak” or “Kurlak”; only the initial “O” is given for the first name. The finish is “To Follow”, so the colour had not been settled when the order was taken.

Ordered: 2 DEC 88
Tubing: 653
Frame: 22½"
Top tube: 22¼
Angles: 73° / 73°
Forks: 1⅝" rake; Cinelli engraved crown
Ends: Columbus with eye (“Super Record” struck out)
Chainstays: 16½"
Seatstays: Fastback
B/bracket: 10⅝
Headset: Shimano 105
Wheels: 700c H.P.s (SPRINTS struck out), with mudguard clearance (NO struck out)
Brazed on: Gear lever bosses, “Campag tunnels” written above the brazings line, diver's-helmet brake eyes at 45° LHS, TA bottle cage bosses
Finish: To Follow
Customer: O Kulak, Nottingham

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