Roberts ID?

[Stephen Piper]

Just acquired this and will attempt to get it rolling, any ideas what it is re. model, age?
Ignore the front wheel that is just holding it up.

 

[midlife]

It won't have a model name as they were made individually, if it's designer select tubing then late 80's to mid 90's. Classy looking machine

 

[midlife]

Roadking on retrobike seems to have a handle on Roberts while I'm thinking...

 

[biggs682]

Roadking on retrobike seems to have a handle on Roberts while I'm thinking...

And Matbh5

very nice looking machine

 

[raleighnut]

Nice.

 

[Stephen Piper]

Put a 700c front wheel on and got it rolling, gears and front brake work, seat post unmovable, back brake needs a cable and 'cable holder/adjuster' above the clamp.

 

[NeilM]

Made in 1989, that's what the first two number of the frame number designate.

More than that I cannot say, but if you contact Winston Vaz, he may still have the original Roberts order books.

https://www.varonha.co.uk/

 

[classic33]

Frame numbering
Charlie Roberts numbered frames on the fork steerer tube and bottom bracket (across the bracket) or rear drop-out with the whole series starting at 100. According to Chas Roberts the consecutive numbering system was continued for a short period after his father passed away and then the year/month/frame numbering system was adopted, initially with the month as a one or two figure number and later as a two figure number ( 01, 02 etc. ). The numbering system sometimes varied when frames were earmarked for the trade or for spraying outside the Roberts premises.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberts_Cycles#Frame_numbering

 

[Stephen Piper]

Here it is as a ride-able bike, the result of few hours of fettling. I finally resorted to sawing,drilling, filing and chiseling the remains of the stuck seat post until it moved enough, not to come out (it just would not raise) but freed enough to be pushed down the tube to allow a longer post to be fitted.

 

[daysnways]

nice bike, love the colours, looks like you're running a tall post and tilting the bars back too much to make it fit though IMHO.

 

[Stephen Piper]

You are right, I'm 6ft with size 13 feet so the seat post is about right. The frame is a bit small for me really but it's a Roberts so I'm going to ride it. Can you get taller quill stems?

 

[raleighnut]

You are right, I'm 6ft with size 13 feet so the seat post is about right. The frame is a bit small for me really but it's a Roberts so I'm going to ride it. Can you get taller quill stems?

You can get them a bit taller than the one you have, only about an inch though.

 

[midlife]

Nitto do an extra tall quill stem. Technomatic rings a bell.

 

[daysnways]

You are right, I'm 6ft with size 13 feet so the seat post is about right. The frame is a bit small for me really but it's a Roberts so I'm going to ride it. Can you get taller quill stems?

size 13 feet!!! you are lucky she lets you out the bedroom!* *reply leans heavily on several assumptions