Ephgrave No. 1 - 1950
Posted: Thursday 13th August 2020
| Frame | 20½” Ephgrave No. 1 road frame no. LE 778 (Feb/March 1950); 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; ‘sticks’ on top of seat stays. Finished in Eau de Nil with red lug lining. |
| 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 with Simplex down tube lever |
| Brakes | GB Hiduminium with Doherty style levers |
| Stem/Bars | GB alloy spearpoint stem with GB Capo Berta engraved bars |
| Saddle | Mansfield laced ‘Swallow’ type |
| Extra Details | Short alloy guards |
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Posted: Thursday 13th August 2020
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