Mark, what a great kit-out of those lovely long-legged limeys! Excellent camera work as well, great details and lighting. They look like they're o ut of a period post-race pub rest. Eveything but sweat on the bars, and a blown tubular under the seat.
One of the things I find that has so much character with the older British frames are the 'cottage finishes'. Perfection takes many forms, but as on my 1974 Jack Taylor Tour of Britain, there's a somewhat 'gritty' element to the finishes in parts. I prefer to think it as pipe ash while the 'Brot hers' were doing the priming, taking a reflective moment and a few draws before tapping the ashes on the heel of the hand. OK, so they probably di dn't smoke a pipe. Call it poetic license.
The lugwork and dropout finishing is superb, no wonder they are held in s uch esteem.
Thank you for the stunning photos of the Bespoke frame. That frame is nearl y iconic to me in it's understated elegance and construction. It reminds me of a 1934 R/R 20-25 Sedanca De Ville, #GUB-68 that I'd had 9 years ago. All black, little chrome, and perfectly balanced aesthetically. It was the fitments and execution that spoke the volumes. Well done.
Mark Greven Spokane, Washington
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