Illaveago
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- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I thought I would post some pictures of a cycle I was given some time ago. It was either I took it or it was going to be binned. My friend who gave it to me said that it was a bit hard going, mind you it did have steel rims, panniers and a huge saddle at the time.
The frame is 23 inch steel and weighs 1lb heavier than any of my other steel framed cycles, BSA, Falcon.
Hidden stamped into the forks is AKISU, so I am assuming that this is a foreign frame that was bought in and assembled in Melksham, probably in the late 70's early 80's. As I said it came to me with a mish mash of parts chrome straight handle bars, steel double clanger a bit like a TA Stronglight, GB Sprite side pull brakes, and Huret rear derailleur.
It is awaiting me to get round to popping some bits on it to try it out.
The frame is 23 inch steel and weighs 1lb heavier than any of my other steel framed cycles, BSA, Falcon.
Hidden stamped into the forks is AKISU, so I am assuming that this is a foreign frame that was bought in and assembled in Melksham, probably in the late 70's early 80's. As I said it came to me with a mish mash of parts chrome straight handle bars, steel double clanger a bit like a TA Stronglight, GB Sprite side pull brakes, and Huret rear derailleur.
It is awaiting me to get round to popping some bits on it to try it out.
