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sure its not "a something else" frame that had "fatty Russell" stickers on it? I don't recall grub screw fixing on Dave's frames, but could be a later version. "Shot in" seat stays were around 1970ish and later. The practice of respraying and re-stickering was a well known feature then, and to this day too.
Yes, I did know him/meet him/etc as he used to be a supplier to Rohan's Cycles where I worked as a student, and "fatty" was his nickname.
In those days a shop cpould order frames from anyone and have their name stuck on them eg Edwards of Camberwell was one of those frame suppliers- I had three from them with Rohan stickers put on them.
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hmm, the serial is...
Y5118595
i have been told that dave russell frames were al the initials of the person he was building for folowed by the date of finishing the frame - so that doesn't compute
so scratch the dave russell thing! i know lots of bike get sold through shops under different names, my condor as badged up phoenix cycles when i got it
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cant wait for the spike jonze film next year...
it's fucked...... the studio won't let him release his cut, they think it's too 'dark' for kids, thus losing their target audiance.... what a crock of shit... Jonze RULES!
i want him to show the Macaframa boys how to do it properly!
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huh? how do you fit the seatpost in that thing? if I understand the photos correctly there is no bolt or screw or anything? not looking to buy it but just curious.
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keep it. They're not getting any less rare..
at least two in west yorkshire though
dmczone
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For Sale: Abandoned project dave russell custom road bike
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ok, so after the terrible credit crunch has screwed my finances royally and a severe lack of space i am having to let the dave russell (reliably informed but not guaranteed - where can i check a frame no.?) frame i got from this forum go...
Custom lugged steel frameset, Reasonably light (4.5lbs) and with a nice zing to the tubeset.
Quite minimalist handcut lugs with triangular cutouts on the head and seattube. Nervex-style BB shell. Interesting seat cluster - the seatpost is secured by means of a grub screw. Two sets of bottle bosses, D/T shifter bosses, pump peg, chain pip, internally routed rear brake cable. 1" headtube, 130mm dropout spacing.
60cm C-T, 58cm TT. Angles unknown. Sprayed by Argos in a metallic purple (like the Cadbury's colour) and never built up, but hung in a workshop so has some marks here and there. it has an Argos paintjob that would cost £110 to get done today.
i have gone to the effort of getting it some beautiful chrome forks, cinelli bars and stem, shimano cranks/rear derrailer brakes and levers.. also a green brooks comp(?) saddle cut like a swallow
i have planned to treat it to a silver king headset and green brooks bar tape, also needs braze on shifters/pedals/front mech and cables/chain... otherwise good to go!
it looks so gorgeous and i know if i finish the build i will never be able to say goodbye
i think £200 plus postage is a bargain price and would hope ebay would double that if this fails...
yorkshire area if you want to collect