That is, I'm the original owner of a Proctor road bike made here in Edmonton, Alberta, back in 1986. I think my trade-in was a Miyata Road Ace.

It has been through a few re-inventions over the years and is currently set up as a touring bike. Gruppo is predominantly Dura-Ace 7400 with a few diversions, mostly in the Shimano family. I still have the chrome fork, just swapped it out for something a bit more relaxed. 531c Reynolds tubeset with Campy dropouts.

The finish remains very fresh; paint was local Endura epoxy and the chrome is flawless. Alas the decals are starting to flake. I had a matching red/black Proctor skin suit, unfortunately it has gone astray over the years.

Aside from being light, these bikes are very strong. I was cut-off in traffic once and crashed at speed. I took the bike to Gary Townsend, who at that time was working on the later Proctor-Townsend frames. When put on his jig, we found it was still straight and true. Couldn't say the same for me or the early solid plastic helmet I was wearing; both suffering from severe road rash.

Hope you enjoy this old beauty as much as I do...