Help me identify "Bradley" frame
12-06-09, 03:32 PM
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Help me identify "Bradley" frame
I just got this touring bike, and I've never heard of the frame. It's a steel, ornate-lugged frame with what appears to be original paint. It says "Bradley" on the down tube, twice on the seat tube, and the head badge is a "B." All text is under the clear-coat.
The fork is raked, and the paint matches the frame. Both of the dropouts are stamped "Shimano SF." The bottom bracket is stamped with "EO" and the serial number: "B85066." It has touring braze-ons. I'm stumped. Any ideas?
The fork is raked, and the paint matches the frame. Both of the dropouts are stamped "Shimano SF." The bottom bracket is stamped with "EO" and the serial number: "B85066." It has touring braze-ons. I'm stumped. Any ideas?
12-06-09, 05:52 PM
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https://home.windstream.net/franklinframe/frame.html
Scroll down - in the middle.
And yes, please post a pick.
https://home.windstream.net/franklinframe/frame.html
Scroll down - in the middle.
And yes, please post a pick.
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12-06-09, 07:09 PM
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12-06-09, 08:17 PM
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I am guessing it is a Bradley.
Probably one of dozens of bike mechanics who took up frame building and discovered how difficult it was to make a living at it.
Looks like it is worth $200 if it fits.
Probably one of dozens of bike mechanics who took up frame building and discovered how difficult it was to make a living at it.
Looks like it is worth $200 if it fits.
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Bradley still is one of the framesets that Jack Trumbull builds at Franklin Frames in Ohio. Jack don't make no junk...
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