Size: Seat tube: 22.5″ C-C Top tube: 23″ C-C
Lugs: Nervex Pro, 2nd type with ‘fishtail’. Strengthening ribs to top and bottom head lugs. Seat lug stamped 72 degrees. Nervex bottom bracket. Full wrap over seat stay lug with double concave scallops on seat stay tops.
Braze ons: Standard fittings for brake and gear cables. 2 x down tube for handlebar gear control. Custom bridge plate for rear centre pull cable adjuster on seat stays. Boss behind seat tube with spring clip for Pennine CO2 inflator.
Fork crown 26.4mm. Head races 30.2mm
Headset: Campagnolo Gran Sport steel chrome, 2nd type c.1958 on.
Bottom bracket axle: 120mm Stronglight c/w Stronglight fixed and adjusting cups
Crankset: Stronglight 49D early type with wider chamfer and ‘Depose’ only arms. 16mm early type ‘thin head’ concave crank bolts (as fitted to type 57).
Chainset: TA adaptor plate c/w 50T / 44T chainrings secured by early type dome bolts.
Pedals: Campagnolo type 1038 track pedals. GB stainless steel c/w Holdsworthy ‘Allez’ straps.
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Gran Sport c.1961 (type with 10mm spring cover introduced c.July’61)
Front derailleur: Campagnolo Record. Early type with chrome bronze arms c/w slotted screws and no cable slot.
Brakes; Mafac ‘Dural Forge’ centre pull, early type with brass bushes c/w Mafac levers fitted with cream half hoods and built in cable adjusters.
Handlebars: GB “Ventoux” with narrow 1″in centre ferrule and GB / UK map engraving.
Stem: GB spearpoint type.
Wheels: Fiamme tubular rims (marked ‘Brevetto Longhi – Fiamme – Made in Italy) 32H / 40H. Airlite Continental L/F Q/R hubs. Continental ‘Giro’ tubular tyres. Rebuilt with Sapim ‘Laser’ 14G / 17G stainless spokes laced 3x cross front and 4x cross rear.
Saddle: Nitor Seat post: Plain alloy (No.4) dome top c/w Brooks clip.
Accessories:
Cliff Peters steel chrome wire bottle cage & clips. REG ‘Milano – Tarranto’ bottle.
Terrys steel chrome pump clips.
Britannia ‘Sprint Veloce’ pump.
Pennine CO2 pump.
Vittoria ‘Fulmine’ tub carrier.
Pelissier spring loaded flint catchers.
Dalplastix Ltd ‘Gemtape’ handlebar tape. Ribbed outer cables c/w plastic end caps
I purchased the frame and forks a good few years ago at a cycle jumble looking rather sad for itself and without any components. The chrome had flaked and was rusting and the paintwork was rough and didn’t look original (no decals) but the head badge was still attached. Once I’d established the year of manufacture and its intended type of use, I started sourcing appropriate parts and decided to bring the frame down from the rafters in the garage where it had spent some time before deciding that ‘lock down’ would be an appropriate time to finally bring the project back to life. I’m now enjoying riding it around some of our ‘not so steep’ roads as it was built more for flatter and rolling territory and is more geared for that.
