Originally Posted by
nlerner
That’s a terrific frameset! I’d imagine original setup was 1 x 5 with a Cyclo shift lever, hence the lack of braze ons for FD cable routing as you point out. If it were mine, I’d keep it that way, but certainly you’d get more range with more gears. Is the rear spaced at 120mm?
Currently rear is 114 and front is 95.
There's a 1955 one on Ebay (Cambridge) with a 4 speed IGH:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267037721...Bk9SR9TXn-LWZA
That might explain 114.
But my 1961 Cyclone was 114/95 when I got it and Holdsworth were advertising 10 speed in 1961. It's now 120mm with New Winner ultra 6.
I understand keeping it at 114 but 120 is much more useful, and I intend to ride it.