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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...
Curiouser and curiouser!
The eyelets on the rear dropouts are more likely for mudguards, not a derailleur.
The vertical dropouts are pretty unusual. This bike was made for a derailleur that didn't mount on the dropout. Judging by the double cable stop, it was a derailleur that used two cables. Nivex, perhaps? How did the Simplex 543 mount?
I like the Ephgrave theory.
Last edited by rhm; 11-23-18 at 09:24 AM.