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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Yup.
An English bike of that era, like, for example, a Claud Butler, would have been built with all British components. Not for chauvinism or preference, but because there was no money for imports. So imagine away all the Italian, French, and Chinese components... and what's left?
Dunno. But obviously:
The front wheel would have had 32 spokes.
The rear wheel would have had 40 spokes.
Hiduminium or aluminium, not wood.
A (non-Soma) Lauterwasser bar is unlikely, but not out of the question. If so, the brake levers would be the kind that go on an upright style bar, not those drop bar levers.
That's just the tip of the iceberg.
Oy!