Workshop sheet for Superbe frame u85-2 — Hover to magnifyOpen the full sheetThe order sheet, as it was filled in, including whatever was written in the margins.

Unnumbered · 1985

No number

Untraced

Although this sheet is filed without a frame number, the frame number box does hold one: a first attempt, reading like “23054”, is struck out and replaced with “21855”. The deposit box reads “All paid for” and delivery was promised in six weeks. The address is a flat in Glen Parva, Leicester.

Ordered: 22.4.85
Tubing: 531 D/B
Frame: 21"
Top tube: 21"
Ends: Campag Super Record
Headset: Std
Wheels: Clearance for sprints (H.P.s struck out), no mudguard clearance
Brazed on: Gear lever bosses, “double brazed”; all brazings for 12-speed (the printed “5/10” struck out, “12” written above); “3 on top tube” against brake eyes; A.K. seat lug, ticked; TA bottle cage bosses, ticked
Finish: White; black ‘Superbe’ transfers
Customer: Peter Fisher, Glen Parva, Leicester

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