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Ephgrave No. 1 - 1959

Ephgrave No. 1 - 1959

Frame 23½"  -  Frame No. LE 3124 (1959) -  No 1 lugs - Finish azure blue with white head and seat tube - lugs lined in gold - round forks - track rear ends - mudguard eyes - pump pegs under top tube - 11" bottom bracket height - 17¼" chainstays - 40¼" wheelbase - 'Lollipops' top of seat stays
Wheels Harden large flange hubs - 32/40 - rear double fixed - 15/17 double butted spokes - Conloy sprint  rims - tubular tyres  or:
 Harden LF – 32/40 - rear double fixed - 15/17 double butted spokes - Conloy 27” HP
Chainset Chater Lea - round (drumstick) cranks - 6½"
Pedals Chater Lea with Christophe toe-clips and Binda straps
Gears Fixed-wheel
Brakes Universal 51 front brake
Stem/Bars GB alloy Spearpoint stem – 4 ½”; GB Alloy Maes with ferrule
Headset Brampton
Saddle Brooks B17 Swallow or B17 N or B17 Sprinter
Extras Flintcatchers front and rear (with sprints). Drilled lightweight bell.

Ephgrave 2
Detail of Ephgrave No. 1 lugs
later version with longer spearpoint at front
Ephgrave 1 lollipop
Seat stay decoration known as
the lollipop - 1956 onwards
Ephgrave Bridge 3
Seat stay brake bridge with characteristic Ephgrave work