1950 Holdsworth cyclone renovation (completed pics 11/3)

Congrats, looks sweet as. Looked like an old gate in the before pictures. Get them silver Phils/Deep V's on there and get some pics up man. We're waiting ;]

wow that looks sweet. nice work, cant wait to see it built

Mercian did a real nice job on that!!

jonaent (Jon) Mercian did a real nice job on that!!

if you look real close in the 2nd lot of pics you can see the old rust dimples, which at first i was really pissed that they didn't fill in or sand right back, but i think it gives it character. feck, its was built nearly 60 yrs ago.

i'm feeling all warm inside with all the thanks.

build i relaced the phils last night to a fancy pattern ;) . i'll try to put it together tonight, although it won't be with all the vintage parts, still waiting for some bits and bobs.

nice one dogs, looking v sweet indeed. you gonna get it ready for thurs? perhaps, let 31trum take a spin on it after closing ;)

actually dude, you should get it all built up original before christening it.

not sure if i'm that patient :(

here's one more pic of the frame.

Oh my gosh, looks simply stunning! You need to ride it only wearing vintage wool jerseys and shorts tho, so it can match perfectly!

Ready for the L'Eroica!

PS: where did you get the frame from? ;)

Roberto £€$

PS: where did you get the frame from? ;)

I'm guessing he rescued it from the clutches of some shadowy figure intent on becoming the bill gates of the fixed gear frames and parts scene…

lovely work dogga - you should be well chuffed

roberto - did you check out the pics of me mates colnago road bike?

on me flickr with some shots of a lovely tomma track frame

nice one dale, finally... was so looking forward to see it. now you better build it up quick or i'll drive round with an HGV and give you a left hook

Very nice, mate. Totally agree about the finish, it's kinda keeps the patina :0)

told ya those colours would go well, nice job junks, hopefully see it thurs, for a after pub spin :P

i let out a small amount of sex wee when i saw those pics.

please don't fuck with the bike by putting deep-v-riser crap on it.

yeah, dale, for once. DROPS.

the vintage clobber looks more modern than some of my stuff..

not sure about the shorts though!

look like swimming trunks!

thanks for the comments. built it up last night (so you get an idea), BUT this is with-out some of the vintage bits. also the colour is Orange enamel, cream enamel and lug lining is gold. :)

Yum again.

luverly. What's the stem? Also, I believe a lot of riders at the time would chop the bag loops and logo off the back of the saddle. I have one here that my father-in-law used when he used to race which has been chopped and it looks the nuts.

that creamsicle (creamcycle) looks like it was worth the wait. hooray for parcel force coming through in the end!

Nice work, dogs.

That's proper handsome.

forgot to thank all the people who helped me with bits, JV, bracestower, JOS, roberto :)

i don't know the brand of the stem and bars, but are plain heavy chrome mofo's off a period track bike. i've got a lovely polished GB hidinium spear pointed stem and bars, but they are road bars :( (skull-head do u still want em?) . the saddle is an english wrights saddle similar to B17 which i have already chopped, might have a look at taking off the loops as well ;)

strange, i have just checked ebay and it's not on there yet ;)

jonny strange, i have just checked ebay and it's not on there yet ;)
the bars or the bike :p