Sid Mottram Cycles

[jboy964]

Thank you for letting me join this forum, I have a couple of questions regarding a Sid Mottram bike recently purchased.
It appears to be the bike shown on the Classic Lightweights page https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/classic_builders/mottram-sid/
Looking for information about the age & history of this bike, does anyone know the owner, pictured in the Classic Lightweights listing?
Any help much appreciated.

 

[biggs682]

Welcome @jboy964
That's a nice looking bike and has similarities with the linked bike

 

[jboy964]

Welcome @jboy964
That's a nice looking bike and has similarities with the linked bike

Thank you biggs, I am reasonably confident that it is the same bike. I understand that Mottram frames were made by a variety of makers but would like to find out a little more about this one if possible

 

[biggs682]

Thank you biggs, I am reasonably confident that it is the same bike. I understand that Mottram frames were made by a variety of makers but would like to find out a little more about this one if possible

Have you tried contacting classic lightweights ?

I have this one https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/sid-mottram.253922/ sat in the garage

 

[jboy964]

Have you tried contacting classic lightweights ?

I have this one https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/sid-mottram.253922/ sat in the garage

No will give them a try, thanks.
Yes have seen your bike on here, it looks to be an older frame than mine, nice though!

 

[biggs682]

No will give them a try, thanks.
Yes have seen your bike on here, it looks to be an older frame than mine, nice though!

I was told by the original owners daughter it was a 1950's bike

 

[pawl]

Sid Mottram cycles had two shops in Leicester Closed many years ago
Last time I passed the old Narborough shop the painted sign on the wall was still there.
Leicester did have several what I would call traditional t cycle shops up to the late sixties early seventies.. By traditional I mean the sort of shop the owner if you asked for some obscure piece such as a screw a mud guard bridge he would disappear into the back of the shop ,have fertal in the ods and sods box and usually found the requested part