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Jonny69
I got that yellow Hobbs that was on eBay the other week. I paid a bit over the odds for it but I was looking for a straightforward build and this one fitted the bill for a geared beater commuter: brazed-on shifter bosses, derailleur mount on the dropout, has its headset and a set of Mafac cantis with all the fittings.
I didn’t say anything at the time because after I BINned it, I had a second look at the pics in the listing and it looked like the toptube and downtube were bent like it had been in a front-ender. Thankfully it’s not the case and it looks straight. Pretty sure it’s been repainted at some point but the lug lining and striping on the seat stays is to a far higher standard than the yellow paint or the positioning of the waterslide decals. I think the frame is probably 1960s but it’s wearing what I think are later Reynolds decals. And then slightly odd is on the headtube it has a Hobbs waterslide decal with a brass Hobbs badge riveted over the top. Lovely thin pencil stays and the tubes all make a nice thin tink tink if you tap them.