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This bike is now provisionally sold.

Lovely. Who did the paint? And is it definitely DB tubing? I'd thought Holdsworth Grubbs were all plain gauge.

I had read also that Holdsworth-built Freddie Grubbs were built of plain gauge 531, but not everything published on the internet is correct.

This frame weighs exactly the same as a similar size Hetchins that I own, and I know that my Hetchins is 531 butted tubing throughout as I have the build card. If the Grubb had been built using plain gauge, it would weigh significantly more than the Hetchins. Draw your own conclusion...

The customer in the early 1950s era could almost always specify what he or she wanted in terms of tubing type, paint schemes, chroming, braze-ons, and sometimes even the frame angles and bottom bracket height, and this was true even with the relatively large-scale lightweight specialists such as Holdsworth. Perhaps it was a special order? Or perhaps the Perfection model was built of d/b 531 as standard.

**1953 FREDDIE GRUBB 'Perfection' **

Size 23in c-t.

Price: £350 for the complete bike.

The 'Perfection' model was the top-of-the-range Freddie Grubb frameset for 1953. Featuring special hand-cut lugs of scroll design, the fine example shown here was constructed of double-butted tubing (Reynolds 531 or A & P Kromo - not sure which).

Freddie Grubb was a top racing cyclist and record-breaker in his day and his firm began building high quality and innovative lightweight cycles in south London from about 1914 until 1952. At this time the firm was taken over by WF Holdsworth. My frame must have been one of the first of the Holdsworth-built Freddie Grubbs.

Holdsworth clearly held the Perfection lug design in high esteem because they 'stole' the design and used it for their own 'Monsoon' road racer which was offered from 1954. As such, the Holdsworth-built Freddie Grubb Perfection is a rare model as it was built only for a year or so.

I recently restored this frame and built it up as a single-speed machine using 700C wheels and with decent quality non-period components. It could easily be converted to fixed gear of course.

The frame alignment has been checked so it's straight and true, and it rides very nicely. The colour is 'Eau de nil', with cream seat band and lugs lined in gold. It is fitted with a period-correct headset.

Specification:
Frame and forks: Double-butted throughout. Feature cut lugs. Braze-on cable stops for rear brake cable.
Rims: Mavic 700C ceramic
Hubs: Campagnolo, stainless steel spokes,18t Shimano freewheel.
Tyres: Michelin Axial Pro
Bars: GB Maes
Stem: Quill type.
Saddle: Selle Italia Trans Am
Seatpost: Condor
Brakes: Weinmann all-metal 730, drilled levers
Chainset: Shimano-copy with 42t ring
Bottom Bracket: Campagnolo

It can be viewed at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. I will not post but could deliver to the West London area for a small fee to cover my fuel costs.

Feel free to call me on 01491 638307 if you need more info, or send a PM.

There's more info on CB bilam frames here: http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/cb-bilam-vincent.html

As for colours, black and red always works well for a classic lightweight, like this one: http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/cb-bilam-vincent.html

Read this http://www.ctc.org.uk/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=3946 and all will become clear about mixing shifters/mechs/cassettes.

There's also lots of useful info about mixing Campag and Shimano or SRAM components. For example, for one bike I use Campag Daytona 9 speed shifters with a 10-speed Campag Comp Triple mech and 8-speed Shimano cassette and it indexes perfectly.

picked up a bunch of wheels the other day.

Unfortunately could not find the matching front, but doesn't matter too much.

Its a 27" unknown alu rim, 40spoke high flange hub and its double fixed! some threads aren't too hot, but only the initial threads where teh cog/locker sits its clean.

I thought it might be an Airlite, but the centre of the hub looks a bit different. Its in pretty rough condition, some corrosion thats been covered in silver spray paint.

Normally I would clean it up, then polish it back to how it should be, but its probably lost a fair amount of material already and its going on hack bike which looks about the same all over ;)

Probably is a British Hub Company Airlite, but might be a Bayliss-Wiley Continental (slighly smaller) or a Powell (very rare, and slightly larger). All of these carry a maker's name on the chrome barrel if you scrape the crud and rust off.

Remaining stuff now with new lower prices.

List now updated. Can't believe the Vento wheels haven't sold yet. They're virtually new.

There's plenty of 1950s stuff out there. Cycle jumbles are a good way to start. You can't beat a good rummage, as they say...

If you're desperate, there's always fleabay.

And you can always build it up with whatever bits come to hand and then make it period correct when the right '50s parts appear. You can usually fit 700c wheels in place of 27in too.

Good luck with the build!

The 26in wheels and carbon bars are provisionally sold, everything else is still available.

Suntour levers sold.

Everything else still up for grabs.

Anyone want to buy this?

Price drop - now £325!

Any offers? But not too silly ones please...

Need to clear this stuff to make way for a new project (Flying gate).

Sensible offers considered if you reckon my pricing is out.

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Retro Shimano 600 Ultegra 'Tricolour' components in lovely condition.

**Cranks. **172.5mm length. Exellent condition with good logos. £28 posted NOW SOLD

**Pedals. **Signs of use so not perfect. Tang has broken off one pedal but otherwise excellent. In original box. £28 posted

Brake callipers. Dual pivot design in superb condition, with the original brake shoes. Allen bolt fitting. Very good tricolour logos.** £45 posted NOW SOLD**

Front mech. Almost mint condition. £20 posted.

Gipiemme seatpost.
Original white and aluminium finish. 27.2mm fitting.** £17 posted**. NOW SOLD

SunTour Handlebar Gear Controls
Friction shifters with ratchet type movement. Better than Campag to use. Excellent condition with little use. £28 posted. NOW SOLD

High Quality Steel Frameset 57cm NOW SOLD
A good-quality frameset of unknown origin, possibly Belgian, built 1980s I would guess. It features nice spearpoint lugs with windows, tight wheel clearances, forged ends and a lightened bottom bracket. Seat tube takes a 27.2mm seatpost so it obviously uses a decent tubeset. English bottom bracket threads. In very good condition and no dents or rust, but quite a few chips to paint. Possibly of Belgian origin. Only frame number present is '57', which is obviously the frame size of 57cm c-c. Colnago decals fitted but it's definitely not one of those. Takes a 126mm OLN rear wheel and allen-bolt brakes. Wheelbase is about 39.5in, so tight clearances. Forged dropouts have been drilled and tapped for mudguards so it could be used as a winter bike. Note that ONLY the frame and forks are for sale. **£70 **collected or £82 posted.
　
NOTE: All items are at Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire. May be able to deliver to Chiswick or Tooting (or places in between).

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Lots of good stuff for sale: NOW WITH PRICE DROP

Campagnolo Vento Reaction 700c Wheels
Bought new in 2010 for a Colnago build but only had a few days use, so these lovely wheels are virtually new. Lightweight, strong and classy-looking. For Campag 9 or 10-speed cassette. Cost me £160. Bargain at £95. Add £12 for postage. NOW £100 POSTED

Campagnolo Daytona 9-speed Rear Mech.
Standard cage. Almost as new. Earlier style 9-speed design.** £35 posted. NOW £32 posted**

Campagnolo Daytona 9-speed cassette 12-23T
Mint condition. Never used this as I changed to a wider-range cassette. Weight 223g.** £26 posted. **NOW £22 posted
Campagnolo Daytona Chainset.
Near mint condition. 39/52 teeth and 175mm cranks. Complete with Campag crank bolts (not shown). £45 posted. NOW £40 posted

3T BioMorphe Carbon-fibre handlebars. SOLD
Funky set of carbon bars, amazingly comfy. Suit 26mm stem. Mint condition. Weight only 227g. Cost £140. Selling for £48 posted. SOLD

USE Alien Carbon-fibre Seatpost. SOLD
Ultra light seatpost. Weight 151g. 'Alien' logo missing from one side. 27.2mm fitting. 240mm long so probably for non-compact frames.** £38 posted**. SOLD

San Marco Concor Light Racing Replica Ti saddle. SOLD
Ride like Lance Armstrong. Or at least use a saddle like his. Very light saddle (210g) with titanium rails in excellent condition. £43 posted. SOLD

Rare set of Campagnolo Stheno/Shimano XT 26in wheels. SOLD
These Campagnolo Stheno rims with their unusual profile will give star quality to any 26in wheeled bike. Built with Shimano XT hubs and stainless steel double-butted spokes. Skewers included. Well built and in really exceptional condition. These were NOS from the mid 1990s and have hardly been used. Suit 7, 8 or 9 speed Shimano cassette (may need to leave off small cog on 9 speed).** £80 **for the pair. Add £12 if you want them posted. SOLD

NOTE: All items are in South Oxfordshire. May be able to deliver to Chiswick or Tooting (or places in between).

Anyone want this bike? Could shift a bit on the price if that helps.

Yep, it would have had Pepperoni alloy forks when new. Many owners changed these for sprung forks, of course.

The ones fitted to the bike here are very similar to the earlier 1991-spec M800.

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1993 Cannondale Beast of the East

Had this a couple of years but never use it (it's far too good to get dirty!) so can't really justify keeping it.

Most of the equipment is period-correct and a good deal of it was acquired NOS. Since restoration it has covered minimal mileage in dry conditions only.

The M800 Beast of the East was developed for 'technical trails' and has a very high bottom bracket for clearance over rocks and logs. Not too many of those in London but could be handy for those high kerbs...

Frame is Large size (suit 5ft 9in to 6ft ish) and has been professionally refinished in pearlescent white by Bob Jackson.

Bike looks superb, is very, very light and is in amazing condition.

Equipment as follows:

XT rear mech (long cage)
LX front mech
LX shifters
LX brake levers
XT Vee brakes (cantis also available as option)
Fred Salmon bars and stem combo
Flite titanium saddle
Kore seatpost
Sugino triple chainset
FSA headset with alloy reducer (1 1/4 to 1 1/4)
GT cromo rigid forks
LX hubs with FIR rims and stainless steel spokes
WTB Velociraptor tyres

Can be viewed in South Oxfordshire. May be able to deliver to West or South London.

Looking for **£375 **for this beauty. NOW £325

Colnago Primavera Campagnolo 10 speed. Size 56cm (large).

I built this up last year using a new 2009 Colnago Primavera frameset plus some very tasty and carefully selected componetry including a Record carbon chainset and a 10 speed Campag drivetrain.

It's a gorgeous bike but I simply never use it as I prefer my 1950s machines.
Everything is in sparkly new condition and it rides like new. It's only covered about 100 dry miles and has been stored inside. Wide-ratio gearing, a comfortable riding position and respectably low weight makes this well suited to Audax and Sportive events. Would suit 6ft-ish rider.

Looking for** £850**.

Might split if enough interest (eg: frame/forks £300, Vento wheels £110, Record chainset £150).

Bike is at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire but I could deliver to Chiswick.

If I do not respond quickly to queries, please bear with me as I do not always have computer access - but you can get hold of me on 07737 146671.

Specification:
Frame: 56cm Colnago Primavera aluminium in red/white
Forks: Colnago carbon (uncut steerer).
Headset: FSA
Wheels: Campagnolo Vento Reaction
Tyres: Deda Grinta
Chainset: Campagnolo Record Ultratorque CT 36/50t
Shifters: Campag Veloce 10-speed
Brakes: Campag Mirage
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Daytona
Cassette: Campag Veloce 10 speed 13-29
Front mech: Shimano 600
Chain: Miche
Bars: 3T Biomorphe Carbon
Stem: ITM Forged Lite Lux
Saddle: San Marco Aspide titanium
Seatpost: USE Alien Carbon

All sensible offers considered if you reckon my pricing is out.

2nd dibs on the Brooks if Nankatsu changes his mind.