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Old 05-27-09 | 03:11 PM
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Bikes: 1970 Holdsworth Mistral, Vitus 979, Colnago Primavera, Corratec Hydracarbon, Massi MegaTeam, 1935 Claud Butler Super Velo, Carrera Virtuoso, Viner, 1953 Claud Butler Silver Jubilee, 1954 Holdsworth Typhoon, 1966 Claud Butler Olympic Road, 1982 Claud

Originally Posted by Doohickie
My Keeper herd- four bikes from four decades:

1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity Sport, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS









Brilliant Doohickie, those are in beautiful condition. I love the 'bike a decade' theme - I'm aiming for the same thing with Claud Butlers, I still need a 1940's (hopefully will plug that gap before too long, a 1990's and 2000's model, but the real sticking point is the 1920's.

Claud only started his business in late 1928, leaving just over a year of (at that time) very small scale production and as far as I have been able to find out (unless anyone knows different), my 1935 might be the oldest surviving frame there is. I'm so grateful to Viscount for passing it on to me, it's a pretty unique ride. I can't find any catalogues pre- 1932 either, to use as a reference if I do find something that looks like an even older Claud, but this doesn't stop me looking!
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