Ephgrave No. 1 - 1951
Owned by Patricia Killiard
| Frame | 20½” Ephgrave No. 1
road frame no. LE 778 (early1950); 20½” top
tube; 17 ¾” chainstays;
Stallard rear ends
plus front ends; braze-on brake cable eyes and guides under top tube;
pump pegs (16”) behind seat tubes; ‘lollipop
sticks’
on top of seat stays. |
| Wheels | Fiamme 700 sprint rims built with
15/17 DB spokes onto Harden LF gear-sided ‘Bacon
Slicers’. Fitted with Simplex 5-speed |
| Chainset | Chater Lea 42 x 3/32 on Chater Lea bottom bracket |
| Pedals | Brampton quill pedals with Christophe clips and
straps |
| Gears | Simplex Tour de France 5-speed rear |
| Brakes | GB Hiduminium with Doherty style levers |
| Stem/Bars | GB alloy spearpoint stem with GB Capo Berta engraved bars |
| Headset | |
| Saddle | Mansfield ‘Swallow’ type |
| Extras | Short alloy guards |
 Detail showing early No. 1
lugwork
and fork crown |
 Detail showing Capo Berta bars
on GB alloy stem, Simplex lever and Harden 'Bacon Slicer' hubs
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