Workshop sheet for Superbe frame u87-1 — Hover to magnifyOpen the full sheetThe order sheet, as it was filled in, including whatever was written in the margins.

Unnumbered · 1987

No number

Untraced

The order was taken on New Year's Eve 1987 with delivery promised at 8 weeks; no deposit is recorded. “531 C.” is written above the printed heading. The FRAME No. box was never filled in, which is why the sheet is filed without a register number. A telephone number is written beneath the address inside the printed block.

Ordered: 31.12.87
Tubing: 531C
Frame: 25"
Top tube: 22"
Angles: 73° / 74°
Forks: Standard crown
Ends: Campag touring
Headset: Standard
Wheels: 700c H.P.'s (sprints struck out), with mudguard clearance (the printed No struck)
Brazed on: Gear lever clip pip yes; all brazings for 10-speed (the printed 5 struck); brake eyes, 3 on the top tube; centre-pull brake bridge yes; TA bottle cage bosses; gear lever bosses, H'bar control eyes and lamp boss struck through
Customer: Patrick Hort, Wollaton, Nottingham

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