Hi,

My name is Ben and I live in the Lake District,UK.

This evening I had the good fortune to spot a Campag equiped Proteous road bike adverised in the local classifieds for £80!!

I have been cycling for over 30years and was not familiar with the marque but I could tell by the photo that it was quality.

On viewing the bike I was bowled over by the quality of the finish,the lug work was immaculate.The underside of the lugs on the top tube at the head and seat cluster have symbols from playing cards cut out(clubs,diamonds etc) and is built from SLX tubing with no chrome.The deatailing on the fork crown and brake bridge is also impressive.

The components are mainly chorus and athena and would estimate the bike would have been built around 1990.

I have had a look on the net and found that there was a guy of this name who wrote a frame building manual,could this frame been built by him?

I ended up paying £70 and have sneaked it into the garage with the hope my wife does not notice that I have another bike...

Can anyone provide anymore information about Proteus frames please ?

Thanks,
Ben