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yes it sure is those tangs on the seat lug give it away, according to Mark Stevens. I love the fuss free clean and straightforward design of the spearlugs.
So it arrived on Monday and I was very keen to see what I had bought.
Had it originally been a road frame, what was the story with the forks?
First up geometry, which was definitely track orientated, however the angles were not quite so acute and the slender chainstays and seat stays definitely suggest road racing, probably TT.
Huge rear dropouts and very tight clearances So much so that 27" rims wouldn't fit at all which is unusual for a bike of this age, so it's tubs all the way.
There were no sign of any braze ons either so although I'm no expert I was pretty sure it had been built specifically with horizontal dropouts in mind but was designed for road racing.
As for the forks I was sure they were also part of the original frame so started cleaning the steerer with polish etc looking for any sign of a frame number.
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I think this must be the J. Dennis who was the original owner of your Gillott.
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/bc20130128-Obituary---John-Dennis-0
As a Norwood Paragon man, it's no surprise he had a Gillott frame.
He was a Pedal Club member from 1950 onwards, although I never met him - a bit before my time.
clubman
Bill Phillbrook built. Right?