DaveYates

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• Dave Yates built frames (inc Joe Waugh, custom Condor, Paris, Pearson...)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  No, never did build for Thorn

• Dave Yates built frames (inc Joe Waugh, custom Condor, Paris, Pearson...)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Sorry, sent last message twice!!!
  11343 is indeed a Wayfarer built 18/01/03 for a customer called Ross. It was sold as a complete bike from our Gosfoth shop

• Dave Yates built frames (inc Joe Waugh, custom Condor, Paris, Pearson...)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Can you confirm type of frame ?

• Dave Yates built frames (inc Joe Waugh, custom Condor, Paris, Pearson...)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Can you confirm type of frame ?

• Dave Yates built frames (inc Joe Waugh, custom Condor, Paris, Pearson...)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Sorry, my order book only goes up to 11550, which is mid 2005. I know I built only a few frames in that period before we closed up shop at Wallsend around that time so it is highly unlikely that I made another 400ish frames. I think I have a file with the last frame order forms that I made at Wallsend in the workshop somewhere but I will have to go and dig for it. All I can say at this point is that I cannot confirm that is one of my numbers.

• Dave Yates built frames (inc Joe Waugh, custom Condor, Paris, Pearson...)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  2842 was invoiced 7/8/87 to somebody called Wilson, alas that is the only info I have as all the other details in the book are blank. This was clearly a special order, the fork blades are Flying Scot pattern ex of Rattrays, the fillets at the head tube are much smaller than I would normally do however the finish looks original. If you ever have the forks out the number will be a stamped on the steering column. That will confirm that it is indeed one of mine as I doubt any other builder would have fork blades of this pattern let alone use them.
  Sorry, best I can do
  Cheers

  Dave Yates

• Dave Yates built frames (inc Joe Waugh, custom Condor, Paris, Pearson...)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  2842 was invoiced 7/8/87 to somebody called Wilson, alas that is the only info I have as all the other details in the book are blank. This was clearly a special order, the fork blades are Flying Scot pattern ex of Rattrays, the fillets at the head tube are much smaller than I would normally do however the finish looks original. If you ever have the forks out the number will be a stamped on the steering column. That will confirm that it is indeed one of mine as I doubt any other builder would have fork blades of this pattern let alone use them.
  Sorry, best I can do
  Cheers

  Dave Yates

• Dave Yates built frames (inc Joe Waugh, custom Condor, Paris, Pearson...)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  Have you got a frame number?

• Dave Yates built frames (inc Joe Waugh, custom Condor, Paris, Pearson...)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  All the Condor lugged frames were cast, engraved. They were all custom builds so each one was unique. Usual procedure was they designed the frame ie main dimensions, sent us an order form with any variations in the model spec, we built it, painted it and sent it off. Occaisionally I added input for some frames eg the team jobs. All our own custom frames were ground upwards designs in consultation with the customer usually taking a couple of hours. The dropped top tube style just made sense for larger frames.

• Dave Yates built frames (inc Joe Waugh, custom Condor, Paris, Pearson...)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  Glad to see it's still going strong