I stumbled across a banged up Pinarello with a near mint full Campagnolo nine speed Veloce grouppo the other day. After paying three hundred dollars for the bicycle and a few odds and end, I asked the fellow if he might have any older road bicycles. He told me that he had an old Proctor-Townsend in the shed but I probably wouldn't be interested in it. Needless to say, the fellow was wrong and I ended up with two bikes that day.

The P-T was in an accident that bent the down tube. The frame had been sent back to the Proctor-Twonsend factory for professional repair. The repair looks to be perfect and the bicycle was ridding with the repair for quite a while. Anyway, the front forks have been replaced with a modern alloy set that look just fine but not quite right. I am looking for a Proctor-Townsend fork set for a 54cm frame. I have lots of stuff to trade if you prefer.

Does anyone know anything about the Proctor-Townsend marque? I did look up some past postings and found a small bit of information about the bicycles. I do hope to seek out all the historical information I can find and then write a feature article for MY "TEN SPEEDS".