Originally Posted by
Charles Wahl
I'm not so sure that assumption: Harding = rebranded Holdsworth is valid. Harding was a bike shop (one in Cork, one in Los Angeles, two brothers) who did buy a lot of frames from Holdsworth, but presumably they, like other shops, sourced bikes from others, and sold a range of quality/price. The non-forged dropouts, True Temper tube sticker, the design of the upper seat stay terminals, and maybe the head lugs (older model of Prugnat? Produced until when?) make the assumption questionable to me. Reynolds stickers on fork appear to be vinyl, and thus may be later applications. At the very least, they're post-1977 design, I think, and the 5-speed freewheel doesn't jibe either.
Plus, this is a serial number thread, so where are the photos of the serial number(s) whose existence is mentioned but not documented (numbers and locations)?
Are you saying the Reynolds sticker is a fake?
What lends to that conclusion?
I did notice that the logo for True Temper(if that's what the company is, the sticker says "tru-well") is the same logo at the top left hand corner of the 531 sticker.
If I'm in the wrong thread let me know. I'm not trying crash any parties here, I just would like to know more about my bike . I had intended to provide the serial number but it looks like that picture didnt load.
I was unaware Charley Harding got his bikes from anywhere else and the threads I could find on his work mostly said that if it wasnt made by him it was made by Holdsworth. I may be mistaken on that and I dont claim to be an authority.
Looks to read 041999 Which would out it in the six digit segemnt of the holdsworth spreadsheet between 81-83
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