Im happy to report I am now the owner of a Cooper T200 Championship 50 Single Speed
I love classic steel and single speeds are really ideal for rides here in flat Dallas.
Got it a for real steel deal
Very nice setup and sized about perfect for me ...

Built around a Reynolds 531 steel frameset painted in Cooper racing green
Matched paint color to the Formula 1-winning Cooper race car of 50 years ago
Hence the Championship 50 moniker and tribute bike
See link for more details:
https://www.bikeradar.com/us/gear/ca...p-50-10-39591/
SPECIFICATIONS:
Description:
Frame: Cooper T200 700C Reynolds 531 Mg Mo double butted brazed steel frame
Headset: 1 inch Threaded
Rims/Wheels: Mavic Open Sport 700C 36 spoke
Hubs:
- Front Hub: Sturmey Archer HBT
- Rear Hub: Formula TH-51 large flange sealed bearing silver. freewheel fixed gear
Tires Kenda: 700 × 25C
Crankset: Sturmey Archer FCT64 6061 polished forged alloy crank arm. Square taper
Chainwheel: Cooper / Sturmey Archer 44 tooth 7075 anodised alloy CNC machined
Bottom Bracket Sun Race sealed cartridge
Chain: KMC Z510 HX 3/8
Handlebars: Drop bar – polished alloy width 400mm
Tape/Grips: Brooks Brown Leather tape
Stem: Forged alloy quill stem
Brake Levers: Tektro RL720 forged aluminium lever and bracket
Brakes: Tektro R538 dual pivot forged aluminium arms in polished silver with adjustable cartridge pads
Pedals: MKS Sylvan
Saddle: Brooks Saddle
Seat Post: Alloy silver single bolt fixing
Size: 61cm
Weight: 9.45kg

Will post a few pictures next ...

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How are you liking this bike? I just got hold of one!

Did you write the review as well?

I was obsessed with those sturmey hubs for awhile. I think they look great.

Is it full 531?

Bike looks awesome 😎. Very classic looking. Only thing I would change is tires. This thing deserves skinwalls.

Hey folks keep in mind the thread was created and ended back in 2018 within 3 minutes of it being started by the OP (original poster). The photos are taken from the article on BR and while it is a very pretty bike I would have loved to have seen more photos from the OP but alas the thread never got off the ground.

joesh is still around - I've seen him posting in C&V. I thought Cooper's bikes seemed pretty interesting at the time but apparently they never took off - they were kinda high and I don't think they were ever aimed at the US anyway. Its the season so maybe this is his chance at a resurrection to let us know what ever happened with him and this bike - or the new guy can tell us more about his. Let's face it - there ain't **** happening here anyway so we might as well embrace zombie-ism

I still have that cooper SS bike in SoCal where I have several others like surly and coppi.
I gave to my son several years ago when he lived in NYC and put on platform pedals, less racy seat and more upright bars. It rides nice and I usually give it some spins with my other SS's.