The Roberts Cycles Handbuilt Bicycle Owners Club

It was probably built by Winston...

Did Chas Roberts ever build track frames in 531 plain gauge back in the mid to late 1970s [1976 to 1979/1980] or only 531 double butted or better? Frame number is 595.

My fixed Roberts Tandem

^That's lovely, nice little change to get a tandem on the thread!

Such a beast!

I'm kicking myself for passing that up :(

Beauty!

After some advice for my current build, certain parts about this build is giving me headaches.....
Red sparkling cables looks like a NO NO and
the white cranks also
Green Turbo saddle is being replaced with a Red one shortly :)
Anyways, here is the picture of current build...
Please be kind with comments LOL

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ohhh while I'm about.. is it correct to have so much of overhang?? on the pedals with the front wheel, always been a problem with cornering

a closer pic of this problem...

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My Roberts / Phoenix Chrome Track Frame For Sale:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/284663/#comment12918850

Hello All
Hoping someone can shade some light..
I've a Chas Roberts in bits down in my basement (sacrilege I know) .pearlescent white with Shimano Sante groupset from the get go..no decals, bar an almost gone headsets CR decal..but embossed R on the rear seat stay bridge. No lug construction/fillet brazed.. lovely tt like curves at the tube junctions
...no tubing decals..
5 digit serial number 88753 stamped on the Cinelli BB..so 1988 and but do the last 3 digits signify Reynolds 753???.
Thanks in advance.

Vivvov

Call Winston and ask nicely.

Good idea..Probably could do with treating it to a refurb though....meet him in person

shade some light

Nice typo.

Saw this little peach on ebay...

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Very tempting, but I probably don't need three tandems

just finished my upgrade to super record / record mix with Fizik other bits and shamal wheels - rides sooooo nice

Hi all, recently finished refurbing my Roberts Tandem, size 23” x 22” .
Tandem Frame Number is 891 11 so it was built in 1989
When I bought this tandem, it was, to say the least almost ready for the scrap pile (see photo)
I got it back home and stripped every last nut and bolt off it and set to work on the frame with a wire brush on a drill to strip the frame down to bare metal. After quite a few hours i was left with a very clean frame with no rust, pitting or any other defect. What was very noticeable was the quality of the bronze welding, on par with the Taylor's, Longstaff and Swallow cycles. I had decided (or my wife did) on a "Flam Rouge" colour with a tinted clear coat and i must say, when the sun shines, the colour does explode. Following the long process of etch primers, two pack primer, water based base coat, I put a full coat of tinted clear over it, left it for a few days, flatted it, applied the decals and then put a clear clear coat over the top. After a week or so, I started the build process, the Sugino crank set was sent to the polishers and look like new, I had some carbon handlebars and bottle cages so decided to use them. The Campag headset polished up like new and Campag Chorus shifters were fitted. Wheels are Hope hubs 40 spokes onto Mavic T 520 rims and they cleaned up well and are shod with a pair of Gator skins. Bull handle bars fitted on the rear, and the new TRP Revox canti brakes fitted. The bike is ready to accept a rear drum brake with all the brazings in place. Cabled it up,fitted some neat flat fenders, done a few adjustments and she's ready to go, may have to sell due to the rear being 1” or 2” to big for my wife, its rideable for her but not ideal.

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Before

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This is a club I need to be apart of.

Here u go buddy ;)

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Thats nice mate - but id need a boost everywhere I go ;(

Haha I can provide a stool/mini stepladder ala gratis ;)

Pic of the stool / ladder? #dealbreaker

My girlfriend's Roberts Audax. Pretty tasty for short arms!

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...and her parent's tandem. This went to China and back in the early 80s!

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