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Stumbled on your comments colonnade ! Youngs is bike I have fond memories of. As school kid, would spend Saturdays in first cramped little shop, admiring the stuff they sold. First frames they had were Frejus & Cinelli. Chrome and shiny. Bought many accessories for my old Raleigh Road Racer. Eventually they made own and they looked great. Nervex lugs were state of art, with Reynolds 531 tubing. Eventually, after school, found unable to resist. First one in gunmetal grey paint, with 10 gears by Simplex. Raced for Eltham Paragon RC. Then tried Herne Hill, with white track bike, also used for time trials. The rear triangle collapsed under the strain of my stamping hard on pedals, so they had to replace that tube. Not happy as later the bottom bracket leaked oil.
Then went for multi coloured frame, with mainly duck egg blue, with red front column and seat tubes, and 3/4 chrome forks, front and rear. Campag all over with Mafacs and Mavic rims for tubs. Dogs watsits. Now doing good at time trials, and Brands Hatch evening events. But the Queen called on my service so entered Fleet Air Arm for 2 yrs, and took bike on Ark Royal, to ride in Malta, Scotland, USA. Good days, but finished when kids came along. Memories are made of this. Got a barn find now.