I agree with Norris. IT has BSA frame type fittings, but many different parts. Most people simply refer to these machines as "BSA's" because of the lugs and what they think are BSA components. The big head collar was probably used from the '20's into the '50's. Brampton and others made them. Hubs look like BSA style but probably are on of the British hub company models or Baylis and Wiley? It's a nifty Major Taylor style extension, but think there were several makers also. Crank set is Williams 3 pin and 1/2" pitch. You bike is probably from later '30's maybe into '50's. Not really a beater bike. What size beater do you need? Maybe we can work out a trade, I enjoy working on those older machines to bring them back to presentable shape? Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates, CA
> Still looking for info on this bike. I added some
> more detail pics at:
> http://home.comcast.net/
>
> I also included my best take on what the BB markings
> are, but will list them here too. The bottom bracket
> is marked something like:
>
> BRITISH
> GR23 00089 LS
> MADE
>
> The word British is lettered in kind of an arc. The
> 00089 part is not in a straight line and not very
> clear. Those 5 characters look like they were stamped
> on by hand. The second 0 may not be a zero, it is kind
> of like the upper left half of the zero with a kind of
> backwards check mark in it. I am not positive about
> the 8 and the 9, but that is probably what they are.
>
> A few people have commented that it looks like a BSA,
> but a definite ID has not yet been made.
>
> Pete Staehling
> Parkville, Maryland USA
> staehpj1@yahoo.com
>
>
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