Harry Quinn frame

[ren531]

Another frame I've had in my attic for many years is a Harry Quinn, a genuine one built at the Liverpool shop (I know the original owner) but forgot to ask when he actually bought it frame number Q2342 with the signature 0 with a 1 forming the tail of the Q there's a big gap in the HQ register between 69 and early 80s anyone got an idea how old , I think he suggested late seventies . It has Campagnolo dropouts and seat stays brazed directly to the seat tube , no frame tube transfers so no idea what it's made of but it's nice and light .
It's a bit rough paint wise but otherwise sound, going to build a single speed out of it .

 

[goldcoastjon]

Nice frame! The rear dropout spacing may offer a clue into the frame's age: is it 120mm? 126? Also check the lugs used...
(Close-up pix of the head lugs, BB shell, and seat cluster would help with dating it.)

 

[biggs682]

@ren531 that's a lot nicer than the Quinn frame I have

 

[MichaelW2]

Is there a clear paint treatment that preserves the original vintage look?

 

[Jameshow]

Is there a clear paint treatment that preserves the original vintage look?

I'd clean it, rust treatment the rust spots then apply a layer of clear lacquer from Halfords etc.

 

[ren531]

Nice frame! The rear dropout spacing may offer a clue into the frame's age: is it 120mm? 126? Also check the lugs used...
(Close-up pix of the head lugs, BB shell, and seat cluster would help with dating it.)

I will get some close-ups and measurements when I get home.

 

[ren531]

@ren531 that's a lot nicer than the Quinn frame I have

It was hung up in a barn for 20 years and in my attic for another 15 and looked terrible when I got it down, but has cleaned up quite well , t-cut and polished to within an inch of it's life and going to lacquer it , it's has real depth to the quality of the paint but has suffered from surface rust .

 

[ren531]

The OLD on the rear drop out is 130mm but it's been hanging around for decades with no wheels in it so who knows what it was originally.
The lug lining is still looking good considering.

 

[Jameshow]

That's borderline for a repaint imho.

Good luck with the rebuild!

 

[midlife]

Nice Every inch a late 60’s to early 70s frame with the simple drilled lugs, shot in stays and stops where the shifters should be ( for bar end shifter cables). Long dropouts have had the stay eyes removed so will be built for sprints and tubs.

 

[ren531]

Nice Every inch a late 60’s to early 70s frame with the simple drilled lugs, shot in stays and stops where the shifters should be ( for bar end shifter cables). Long dropouts have had the stay eyes removed so will be built for sprints and tubs.

Although it had no wheels it did have bars and bar end shifters

 

[Jameshow]

Although it had no wheels it did have bars and bar end shifters

Given it has stops I think it needs campy ergo levers!!

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[531Man]

Another frame I've had in my attic for many years is a Harry Quinn, a genuine one built at the Liverpool shop (I know the original owner) but forgot to ask when he actually bought it frame number Q2342 with the signature 0 with a 1 forming the tail of the Q there's a big gap in the HQ register between 69 and early 80s anyone got an idea how old , I think he suggested late seventies . It has Campagnolo dropouts and seat stays brazed directly to the seat tube , no frame tube transfers so no idea what it's made of but it's nice and light .
It's a bit rough paint wise but otherwise sound, going to build a single speed out of it .

Hi, you say stays brazed directly to the seat tube.
I'm no expert, but isn't that a seat to top tube frame lug that is designed for shot in fastback style seatstays to be brazed to it,
not to the seat tube itself?
I think you can see the seat tube goes into the lug, and so do the stays.
Only saying it may be - I'm sure there are others who can confirm my suspicions or shoot me down in flames.
Regards,
531Man

 

[fossyant]

Hi, you say stays brazed directly to the seat tube.
I'm no expert, but isn't that a seat to top tube frame lug that is designed for shot in fastback style seatstays to be brazed to it,
not to the seat tube itself?

Nope, that's the seat post clamp. I've two handbuilt bikes with the 'fastback' style and both seat stays are braised to the seat tube, not the seat post clamp.

 

[rogerzilla]

Harry didn't always use tubing decals. My mid-1970s frame had none on its original finish, but was very light when weighed.

I also have Q2388, a track frame, which is believed to be 1969, so yours probably is too. The rear end will have been stretched in the 1990s to get an 8 speed in.

They generally ride superbly, although geometry can be unorthodox.