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SideshowBob
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As per @SideshowBob request here's some pix of my Gillott.
Not strictly pre-1950s (it's 1954) but hope it's still welcome here.
It's been sitting in my shed for a couple of years and the shed is about to be replaced so the bike either needs to be used or sold.
I bought it from former Olympian Charly McCoy via Bill Soens. It was Charly's timetrial/track bike before he was sponsored.
I've included a pic of what Bill thinks is Charly riding the bike at Herne Hill back in the day.
The Gillott now has a gash green paint job and has no original parts.
The plan is to get it rolling and see if the geometry works for me.
If it does I'm hoping to use it as a winter bike with mudguards + rack.
I have a lot of period correct parts but the main issue at the moment is wheels.
Old 700c track wheels just about fit in the rear dropouts but the front dropouts are too narrow to accept anything other than old thin axle hubs.
I've tried filing the dropouts gently but there's a lot to take off and the shape is awkward and easy to mess up. I have some decent condition old front hubs I could get made up into a wheel but am reluctant to spend if the bike doesn't work for me. Another option is to file the axle of an old front track wheel...
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