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I'm fairly sure BSB = Bell Street Bikes. I've seen a few pop up on ebay over the years. I think it was a shop in Marylebone in the 70-80's. I can't remember whether they built their own frames or bought them in or if I dreamed this information as a quick Google has revealed nothing beyond a mention of "Bell Street Bikes " being one of London's friendlier bike shops.
Ah, found this mention on retrobike:
"... It all started back in '87 when I worked in Bell Street Bikes NW1 after school building bikes like the BSB400 touring bike and the BSB Blazer ATB which was a 531 frame with TA chainset, Dia Compe brakes and Suntour index gears, this sold for £400."
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I posted separately, but then realised I'm supposed to post these things here, sorry.
I was given quite a nice old tourer some years ago. I think it was a custom-built bike. The only identification is "BSB 400" in a 1980s typeface, as in the attached image.
It's Reynolds 531, has cantilever bosses and 130mm rear drop-out spacing.
It's an extremely pleasant bike to ride, and I have stripped it down to have the frame repainted.
Any ideas who built it or where it came from?
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