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@clubman
Well observed, Ed!
This frame originally belonged to my Dad (who bought it new in 1940, when it was already a museum piece), and I've done quite a few things to improve it as a bike. He managed to do quite a lot of touring and utility riding on it, but under his management it was a pretty dreadful machine. He favoured a 74.5" single freewheel combined with six and a half inch cranks (165 mm to most of you): I consider this to be an absurdly stiff gear. In addition all his kit was heavy, and apart from cheapness and toughness had nothing to recommend it.