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I recently acquired a nice Flying Scot from a guy who used to 'exhibit' it in vintage vehicle rallies in Scotland - he also restored lovely old Norton motorbikes.
Anyway I have placed a gallery of photos of this mystery bike on Flickr here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/borderglider/sets/72157626698575794/with/5710874506/
You can see it as a SLIDESHOW on Flickr via this link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/borderglider/sets/72157626698575794/show/
The mystery is that he told me that the bike was 'original' - although he had hand-painted it at some time. I have previously owned a Flying Scot which came complete with all-Campagnolo chainset, Cinelli bars and that level of gear. This Scot has Raleigh steel wheels, Sachs Huret derailleur and changers and GB Coureur '66' brakes, plus Raleigh handlebars and a Milremo stem. He told me that this was the way that the bike had originally been built - and implied that it was very old.
The bottom bracket is Nervex and is stamped '5-95H' - although it could be '5-85H' (obscured by paint_.
If anyone has any advice on what year this might have been made I would be really grateful to know.
Also, is it likely that Rattrays would ever have supplied Scots with Raleigh steel wheels and Sachs Huret derailleurs - the cranks are 'Custom' alloys but I think the chainwheels are stainless steel.
The bike is far too tall for me - it is a 60cm seat tube and the crossbar stands 33 inches off the floor - my inside leg is just 30 inches; so I may be looking to swap it for a smaller Flying Scot if I can find one in similar condition.