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• For Sale: Gillott Track Frame 1949

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• For Sale: Gillott Track Frame 1949

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 14 years, 5 months

  

  Sold!!!!!

• For Sale: Gillott Track Frame 1949

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 14 years, 6 months

  

  Anyone like to make me an offer? Ebay is calling.........

• For Sale: Gillott Track Frame 1949

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 14 years, 6 months

  

  Seat tube 55cm centre to centre and top tube 58cm long, yes it is a long frame!
  Built like this to give a long low TT position. I have time trialed this frame!

• For Sale: Gillott Track Frame 1949

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 14 years, 6 months

  

  This is a real, classic, a 1949 AS Gillott track/time-trial frame, number 491394
  It has beautiful spear point lugwork and a very fine rear triangle, rear facing fork ends and slender, beautifully curved front forks. There are no braze-ons at all. Nothing is seized and the threads are good.
  It has been re-sprayed in Subaru Impreza blue. The paintwork is in very good condition except for a couple of scrubs on the rear forks where I fitted Raceblades for the winter.

  Please note the front axle width is 95mm and the rear 110mm, normal for that era. You will have to remove some spacers from modern hubs to get them to fit.
  The frame was built for 27in wheels

  Specification:-

  Frame - Top tube centre to centre - 58cm

                           - Down tube centre to centre              -  55cm
  

  Headset - Stronglight alloy with needle rollers
  Bottom bracket - Shimano square taper
  Extension - 4in Cinnelli style

  Could deliver to St Pancras International

  £250 ono

• Cottered Cranks - slightly loose - how to tighten up?

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 14 years, 6 months

  

  To file cotter-pin - about 5 minutes. Trip to the bike shop, about 20 miles or 1hour round trip and my local shop would not know what a cotter-pin is!

• Cottered Cranks - slightly loose - how to tighten up?

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 14 years, 6 months

  

  Tap out the loose cotter-pin. You will see a ridge where it has been moving. File the ridge out trying to keep the angle the same and the tapered surface flat. Re-fit tapping lightly with a hammer and tighten nut. Ride a bit re-tap and tighten. If still loose repeat the process. Whaking with a hammer will not work!

• How can you tell if an old frame was originally built to take 27 inch wheels or 700s?

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 14 years, 6 months

  

  I have a 1949 Gillott track frame built for 27in wheels. With 700c wheel you will have about 1" of space between tyre and top of forks. You will need long reach brakes and the fork spacing may be narrow. Mine is 110mm at the back and 95mm at the front.

• Removing stuck or seized seatpost?

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 14 years, 6 months

  

  I had a stuck seat-pin. Daughters boyfriend who is an engineer took it to work and bored it out. Very successful, then she dumped him! Try a small machine shop.