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Are these still for sale @tristoo? Exactly what I'm looking for!

PM-ed you @tjkwood, looks like it'll be a (p*ssed off) wife, three kids and two projects! Call it evens? :0)

I'm still 'negotiating' the Planet frame and build... almost there!

Oh for that freedom @Melsbikes ;0)

Still really interested - just looking at components in order to get it in on budget if I can, so the tyres and tubes would certainly help in this endeavour!

Wise choice @Melsbikes , you've got a beauty there, enjoy.

Ha! That wouldn't be as much of a problem as you might think @tjkwood , I have three children already! :-) Really don't need any more, wonderful as they are...

So very tempted - what would you recommend in terms of componentry to get it on the road as a single speed and in a style befitting the level of research you've done, the quality of the frame, my stupid proportions and the period? I've been checking Hillary Stone just in case I can make it work, but to be frank I'm less well informed than you regulars on here (excitedly learning though) and am on something of a budget (WRT my Holdsworth) as you probably know...

Ah, it's so pretty. I'm tempted to just go for it. I know it's too small really, but my daily ride is only 2 and a half miles each way... Any advice anyone? I'm 6ft2 1/2in with a 33in inseam, could I make this work with the right components?

Which Moulton are you going for? Or does that depend on what you get for the rest of your stable? ;0)

For my height my legs are relatively short though... 33" inseam...

6'2 1/2". I really want it too, but I just can't imagine it'd work - what do you think?

Gah. If only it were just a bit bigger, I'd snap it up.

Wow this moved on quickly - been away for the weekend. Glad you've managed to get a good sale @tjkwood she really is a beauty, to whoever buys it, I'd be tempted to keep the paint how it is, it looks wonderful, I can understand the allure of a crisp new enamel job, but there's something about the patina. @anidel the Holdsworth is a 531 Special. It took some serious tracking down as the person who sold it to me had no idea - he thought it was a Cinelli - which it clearly wasn't. I'm going to build it back up as a SS with some more vintage componentry than was on it before, so it will definitely be even better when it rolls again!

It's beautiful. If only I had the money. GLWS

@anidel @depps If you're interested and can pay the man what it's worth, go for it, I'll not stand in your way... I'd rather @tjkwood got the money it's worth than settle for an offer, just because I got there first. Genuinely, if you want it and have somewhere near asking price, I'd rather you had it.

It'll be back - and in Fresh paint too. I'm confident it's still sound, just needs an integrity check, then I'm going to have it stripped and machine enamelled... better, faster stronger... eventually ;0)

It's a real shame that you have to let it go - it's easy to see how much it has meant to you, and how much work you've put into it - with the accident, it's completely understandable why it has to go. I would love to give it the daily use it deserves, but I don't want to offend you with the budget I have available. I'll look at the bank balance and what I could stretch to and if is in a sensible realm where I won't be at risk of being told to 'do-one' or to cause you any more pain, (:0) I'll come back with an offer.

I'm sorely tempted, I must say. I got knocked off my 70s Holdsworth, so it's out of action pending the driver's ridiculous insurance company assessing the damage. I could really do with something slack and comfortable to commute on - and another bike is always nice to have of course - but with one bike being out of action, it's about money and I know how much you've spent. Shame, it's beautiful.

Do shout if not - I'm interested, it's bloody lovely.

How do, it sounds like you've sold it, but if not and if the wheel sale doesn't happen, will it still be available complete?

if like mine you have the original forks they used to stamp a frame number onto those too. someone might have also filled the headbadge holes up, painted over and stuck a badge on. reason why i haven't bought a headbadge is the price!

Evenin', yeah the frame number matches the number on the steerer tube, so they are original, so I'm pretty convinced now... I know on the head badge, crazy money, but a proper finishing touch...

I'm talking to a gent right now who has original 531 Special decals and repro head badges which are accurate stampings from new tooling - painted after production to original colours. As you say, they're not cheap, but I'm considering it, just because it'd give it back its heritage. Let me know if you want the contact...

Not all Reynolds 531 will take a 27.2 seat post. The frame tubing was supplied in various internal diameters so although 27.2 may well be 531 just because it takes a different size does not mean it is not 531.
My own Alan Shorter (made for me in 1963) is double butted 531 with a seat post diameter of 26.8

Thanks for the info, personally I'm pretty convinced that the Frame is 531, but I'm still investigating...

does it have head badge holes? if so you could measure the distance against a Holdsworth badge. Or ask someone who owns one to measure theirs.

Unfortunately not, it's just a BLB transfer. Can anyone help with a Holdsworth badge?

A good place to start might be to see if the frame number points toward the bigger UK builders, I know Holdsworth did build plain gauge reynolds frames with Nervex lugs, I'm sure they weren't alone

I think I might have it Rik, Ben... what do you think?

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=196047

Same nervex lugs, same forks and fork crown, 531 tubing... What do you reckon, do you think it's a Holdsworth 531 special?

^^ Don't know for sure that it's British built, but it's quite likely.

A good place to start might be to see if the frame number points toward the bigger UK builders, I know Holdsworth did build plain gauge reynolds frames with Nervex lugs, I'm sure they weren't alone

Frame numbers are also stamped on the steerer tube, so don't worry if you can't read it through the powder coat

Evening,

I've just had the forks off and the stamp on the steerer tube (thanks for pointing out that's where it would be Rik) matches what I thought I could see under the powder on the BB - reading '5000'.

I'm not sure where that would point, but if it is 60s or so and is a simple consecutive numbering pattern, I'd imagine a smaller builder?

The frame on eBay has the same lugs and 531 tubing - and the owner seemed sure it was Holdsworth, but I'm not sure what evidence he has for that. Everything seems to point at Holdsworth, but I'd have thought that if it is 60s, then with Holdsworth's consecutive numbering system, the frame would have a higher number.

Any thoughts?

Any ideas where I might start given the info I have?

Cheers, Mat.