Frame

9001

Untraced

Written across the head of the sheet: “COMPLETE”, with a pencil “653.” beside the title matching the Reynolds 653 pencilled on neighbouring sheets, so this was an order for a whole bicycle. The date received is “26 Jan.” with no year given anywhere on the sheet, so none is recorded here; a deposit is marked “YES”. Words after the top-tube and chainstay figures have been scribbled out and cannot be read. The brake-eye entry reads “45° LHS Divers helmet.”, an odd phrase read from a fast hand, and “Ultega” is the sheet's own spelling on both the brakes and headset lines. The surname reads Corden but could as easily be Carden.

Ordered: 26 Jan
Tubing: 653
Frame: 23½
Top tube: 22"
Angles: 73° / 73°
Forks: 1⅜" rake x 14½", Cinelli crown
Ends: Columbus Short
Chainstays: 16"
Seatstays: Fastback Duo Taper
B/bracket: 10⅝"
Headset: Ultega
Wheels: HPs (sprints struck out), no mudguard clearance (yes struck out)
Brazed on: Gear lever bosses, all brazings for 5/10 speed (“Tunnels etc.”), brake eyes 45° LHS (“Divers helmet”), TA bottle cage bosses
Finish: B Racing Green, lugs lined gold
Customer: Ken Corden, Chilwell

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