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R O Harrison 'Shortwin' - 1949

Owned by:  Peter Underwood

R O H Shortwin 


Frame 1949 - 23" to top tube plus short extension with seat clip  -  Frame No. 62 1192578 -  welded - Finish Flamboyant Green - gold lining fork crown and seat stay eyes - 'D' to round forks 2¼" rake - mudguard eyes - pump pegs under top tube lamp bracket front fork- 39" wheelbase - 15½" chainstays - 73° head angle - 71° (equivalent) seat tube angle - twin down tubes 'D' section - Reynolds 531 tubing
Wheels Fiamme Sprints with Sturmey Archer ASC 3-speed fixed wheel gear at rear
(17T sprocket) and Baylis Wiley front hub - 15/17 DB spokes
Chainset Chater Lea with 7” cranks – 48t chainring
Pedals Lyotard with Christophe toe-clips and Binda straps
Gears Sturmey Archer ASC 3-speed fixed-wheel gear
Brakes GB  Hiduminium brakes and levers
Stem/Bars R. O. Harrison lapped steel  4" stem fitted with Maes bars and trigger for SA ASC gear
Headset Brampton
Saddle Brooks B17 Swallow

Shortwin BB
Shortwin BB with forward welded seat tube
Shortwin double tubes
Shortwin distinctive double 'D' section tubes
Shortwin head
Head and fork crown of the Shortwin