John Atkins info

Posted on Wed 27th, November 2013

• #1

haveo
I bought this John Atkins frame a while back. I was wondering if anyone has any info on the frames made in his store. Where they any good? I can't seem to find any information about them on the web. Basically want to know a little bit about the frame before I try and sell it. At the moment I have no info on it.

Any help is appreciated

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• #2

dcofskii

try this thread http://www.lfgss.com/thread50502-30.html#post3945880
• #3

user134345

I have a John Atkins Road bike I built myself from the Gosford Street shop in Coventry in 1984. It’s my training bike used alongside a Raleigh Gransport for racing. The JA has been everywhere round the world and completed the LEJOG in 10 days. The frame I have has a nice spring to it giving good comfort, interestingly you would thing that makes it slower however I’ve had Many more KOM and PBS on Strava with the JA than with the Raleigh. It just seems to wind-up better on when needed.

Overall the frame is great it’s lovely to ride with Light wheels.

From the lettering I would say yours is post 1984.
• #4

user134345

PS Looking at the paintwork, that’s probably a respray so not post 1983 probably pre.

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