Andy Thompson 1978 lo pro pursuit track bike info

[Greekrider]

Hello everyone

Greetings from Greece. I have this bike in my possession.

54cm original colour

Please help me to find the history of this rare frameset. I also know that it's bespoke made in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Someone also told me that the manufacturer responds here as Featch. Please everyone help me to find the history and the value of this frameset. Thanks in advance for your great help!

 

[midlife]

Welcome

Its Retrobike that Andy Thompson posts on as Featch

 

[biggs682]

@Featch does drop in here from time to time
Did the previous owner not know any of it's history ?
Welcome @Greekrider

 

[Cycleops]

What do you intend doing with it @Greekrider ?

Is there a track you could use it on there?

 

[Ian H]

Interesting that it's 531ST, not Competition. I presume that's to withstand stresses imposed by a hefty sprinter.

 

[T4tomo]

Interesting that it's 531ST, not Competition. I presume that's to withstand stresses imposed by a hefty sprinter.

Does weight (as in the what 100g diff between ST and C?) matter as much on a track bike anyway? I've no idea on this era steel bikes but don't modern track bikes have to have weight added at times to get back upto the minimum weight?

 

[Greekrider]

What do you intend doing with it @Greekrider ?

Is there a track you could use it on there?

I intend to sell it because it's a little small for me cause I am 193cm tall and also have other bikes in my possession!

 

[midlife]

Sometimes track bikes were made of stiffer tubing or had tubing brazed inside tubing. To stop flex and all that during the "stomp"

 

[rogerzilla]

Steel ones also have round fork blades because they need to be stiff in all directions.

 

[midlife]

Interestingly, round fork blades are not as stiff fore and aft as oval, the practice of using track forks on TT bikes back in the 70's made for some interesting braking, not that driiled Weinmann 500's could do. Much braking lol

 

[rogerzilla]

Track forks are great when honking up hills, though. I have two track bikes that I use on the road.