Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I am sorry I know you may have seen this frame before just after I had bought it. At that time I thought it was a Woodrup as the person who sold it thought it was as he had been told the same thing.
So in an effort to try to confirm what it was I sent some pictures off but did not get a response.
I continued looking for any similarities in pictures on line and in vintage cycling magazines with slight results. But it was yesterday whilst I was looking to see what Head badge would fit between those hole centres 27mm,that by scaling up some pictures of badges I found that the Woodrup coat of arms badge was too big. What was needed was something smaller. The Dawes laurel leaf circular emblem seemed ideal, it was then I noticed "The Flying Scot" badge it also looked about right.
I went on to Classic Lightweights web site and saw an orange Flying Scot Continental Supreme which looked similar. On reading the text it said that the company fitted rear curved brake bridges with diamond reinforcing plates. I was getting interested and found " the Flying Scot " History pages web site.
The site was well put together giving a full history of the company and what was more interesting dates, models, brochures, frame number I.D. and where to find it.
With the information I could source the individual bits of my bike from the type of fork crown with the 5cm internal fork blade strengthening plate to the modified Cyclo front fork drop out.
The question of as to where the frame number is, was also answered. The letter F on the bottom bracket may be only part of it. The letter F would indicate a 1956 year. The number was painted on to the fork steerer section and could have been removed when I looked for it. There could be a number stamped into the back of the fork crown which I will have to look for.
I have found that I can find all of the features of my frame within the web site and it makes me think that the frame might be a Flying Scot Continental Super or Supreme.
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So in an effort to try to confirm what it was I sent some pictures off but did not get a response.
I continued looking for any similarities in pictures on line and in vintage cycling magazines with slight results. But it was yesterday whilst I was looking to see what Head badge would fit between those hole centres 27mm,that by scaling up some pictures of badges I found that the Woodrup coat of arms badge was too big. What was needed was something smaller. The Dawes laurel leaf circular emblem seemed ideal, it was then I noticed "The Flying Scot" badge it also looked about right.
I went on to Classic Lightweights web site and saw an orange Flying Scot Continental Supreme which looked similar. On reading the text it said that the company fitted rear curved brake bridges with diamond reinforcing plates. I was getting interested and found " the Flying Scot " History pages web site.
The site was well put together giving a full history of the company and what was more interesting dates, models, brochures, frame number I.D. and where to find it.
With the information I could source the individual bits of my bike from the type of fork crown with the 5cm internal fork blade strengthening plate to the modified Cyclo front fork drop out.
The question of as to where the frame number is, was also answered. The letter F on the bottom bracket may be only part of it. The letter F would indicate a 1956 year. The number was painted on to the fork steerer section and could have been removed when I looked for it. There could be a number stamped into the back of the fork crown which I will have to look for.
I have found that I can find all of the features of my frame within the web site and it makes me think that the frame might be a Flying Scot Continental Super or Supreme.
