I don't think this is a real Gillott

[rogerzilla]

Good points: really straight frame and fork, superlight (frame under 4lb!), rear end ideal for an SA hub, not very rusty, right size and almost the right geometry (I'd prefer a degree slacker seat tube - this is 73° parallel).

Bad points: crown race seat has been dimpled to hold a 26.4mm race and really needs building up and recutting. Sold to me as a Gillott for £150 but the number on the BB and fork is only 3 digits and the Ron Cooper centre punch mark has obviously been added after paint. And it's a refinish. Head tube badge holes are the right spacing (I have a head badge) but it's not a spacing unique to Gillott. The seller has sent me a fake frame before and apparently doesn't do much research.















I like a lot about it but I'll have to sleep on it.

 

[Drago]

A lofely frame, shame about the poorly executed lug lining.

 

[rogerzilla]

The seatstay eyes are done well. I've seen far worse lug lining!

 

[biggs682]

The seatstay eyes are done well. I've seen far worse lug lining!

Looks good compared to some I have seen as well.

Sometimes an ol' scruffy original paint is better than a sparkling re painted one

 

[rogerzilla]

Fork is only 660g, too. I wonder what the frameset is made from? It could be a pastiche of an old frame made in more modern tubing. The BB shell is a thick cast one and the lugs aren't exactly minimalist. I've never seen a medium 531DB frame under 4 1/4 lb before.