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My dad used to ride Herne Hill and Eastern Counties time-trials on a pale blue Rory O'Brien. He got it from the Romford shop, and used to ride to the track or out into North Essex from East Ham.
From what I can remember, he had it set up with a double Campag Strada chainset, but the chainrings were only a few teeth different from each other. Plus he had a double fixed in the back and therefore could get 2 fairly widely spaced ratios using the same chain.
It was in the loft for years, and got chucked out about 5 years ago when he moved to Spain. I would've had it but I'm 5'7" and he's 6'2", and I couldn't be bothered with cottered cranks and other vintage parts - not my scene.
Reckon it was well made - it stood up to pretty heavy usage in the 60s, though not a lightweight by modern standards.