I have a 1982 Roy Thames, Holdsworth bike to sell

I knew the bloody thing looked familiar! Holdsworth in rebadging shock, just the sort of thing they would have done.

Selling a bike after nearly 40 years! You must have a fair few memories with it.

For adverts on LFGSS you do need to put an asking price. This prevents "fishing" adverts. If you have no idea then do have a look through some previous threads to see what the going rates are.

From my limited knowledge I'd say that any road bike in good working condition - without shagged parts, and in London- is going to be worth £100+ (especially at the moment as bikes are in high demand). However I doubt that this bike is worth £200+, as nothing here shouts "high end" (chunky steel, parts slightly tatty). So a range of £100-£200 might be a good starting point. Maybe set a price of, say, £150 or £175, drop it by a fiver each week to bump thread and see if anyone takes it?

I would thoroughly recommend measuring the seat tube and top tube, from centre to centre, and posting those measurements (bike looks too small for 26" - giraffe territory). Also if you can measure how worn the chain is, that will help too. Good luck with the sale.

Thank you that's very helpful and TBH just what I was looking for from an enthusiast's forum.

What is the top tube?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_frame

what is the top tube??? thats just priceless.... sorry ....

The top tube is what used to be called the crossbar in old terminology. The horizontal tube between the handlebars and the saddle.

Surprisingly it's not a classified rule that you need to put a price on an advert. It's only "advisory".

You live and learn! The only Thame I've ever seen is a fillet-brazed one my bro had in the early '80s which I thought looked gorgeous, but then he did upgrade to a Roberts so what do I know. :)

It seems I also live and learn. Fair enough!

Thanks. The top tube is 57 cm

ha ha

I should apologise to eezie as his bike is clearly a Falcon and not a Thame. Roy was the builder of choice for Holdsworth of Welling, it is quite possible that I have wrongly insulted him too. If Holdsworth have rebadged a Falcon, it doesn't take a huge leap to believe that they used the Thame brand on the work of other (lesser) builders. The Thame branded frames sold to my Dad and clubmates could well have been built by any shoddy wielder of a welding torch, Thame himself might well be entirely blameless.

If anyone is in need of some original 80s Thame decals in white, I have some somewhere, free for the asking.

Top man

In my memory Thame had no qualms back in the 80’s about slapping their name on anything whilst Holdsworth never went that route ,so when you went into the Putney shop if you could’nt afford a Holdsworth or Claud butler[in reynolds] or a Reynolds Thame next option were badged up random Thames ,my old boss had a Thame that was low end Tange or ishiwata tubing

The thick plottens, I think Holdsworth acquired the Butler brand, no input from Claud or his descendants was involved. Maybe Thame made them?

The sane bought Harry Perry, built by Bill Philbrook, the rich bought a Roberts.

Other good builders were available.

Obv all the history would be on Retrobike forum ,they have whole threads given over to some of above ,regardless of ownership of the marque’s the same craftsmen were probably still doing the actual building ,we haunted Strattons on east hill ,Wandsworth and their frames were more affordable than Holdsworth but brazed up by a who’s who of who of class builders ,Bill Gray[Grey]another class builder mainly for others

The frame no is G 10???

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The sane bought Harry Perry ... the rich bought a Roberts.

Loved this.

Falcon frame number stamped on the seamed BB?