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Hetchins Super Special - 1949

Submitted by Mario Romeo

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Frame
Hetchins Super Special 1949, frame no. 493352, seat tube 23"; curly stays
Wheels
Fiamme Red Label sprint rims on Shellwin large-flange hubs 32/40 spokes
Chainset Chater-Lea twin-arm fluted cranks with Chater 56T ring
Pedals Chater-Lea Sprint with Strata toeclips
Gears Simplex 'Tour de France' with Simplex band-on lever and wingnut
Brakes GB Hiduminium
Stem/Bars  Reynolds Spear stem? unknown bars on Chater-Lea headset
Saddle Brooks B17 Swallow with alloy domed seatpost
Extra details Rear drop-outs to suit road and Osgear

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Reynolds Spear stem?
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Shellwin large-flange hubs

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Rear ends and Simplex Tour de France changer

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Head lugs from front
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Lower head lug and fork crown

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Bottom bracket shell

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