Picked this up less than a mile from where it was made from an 84 year old who bought it from the velodrome 6/7 years ago, with a matching set of wheels with larger cogs. Looks like it has been refinished at some point - still trying to find out information on the history, but seatpost, chain and possibly headset look to be the only non-original componenets. Seems to be spaced for 100 front / 110 rear, trying to establish if this is factory spec. Grateful for any info on this!
Frame:
55.5cm TT
55cm ST
Fork/Headset:
Reynolds / Stronglight
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
1928 Williams Crank / Chater Lea chainring
Pedals:
Campagnolo Record / Christophe
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
18T / Chater Lea 52T / KMC
Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks Champion Sprinter / unbranded
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Airlite Hub to Mavic 'Championnat du Monde Professionnel', Continental Sprinter 22mm Tubular
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Airlite Hubs to Mavic 'Championnat du Monde Professionnel', Continental Sprinter 22mm Tubular
Added by heshnaklepty. Last updated over 4 years ago.
7 Comments
and comparing my '71 with yours it's interesting that Flying Scot used the same unique curved in wrap around seat stays. Also our fork crowns are near identical but mine was never drilled.
Posted over 1 year ago
Great find! Thank you for rescuing this bike. It's history. Cheers!
Posted about 2 years ago
This is a stunning Flying Scot! The purple color is fabulous! My Flying Scot track is 1971 - bought it in 1981 and still ride it (baby blue color)
Posted over 2 years ago
Thank you - I think the paint colour is 'heather'...do you have any pictures of yours?
Posted about 2 years ago
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110mm, 1958, 55cm, ambrosio, campagnolo, chater-lea, fixed-gear, flying-scot, glasgow, lavendar, pathracer, purple, rattray, road-bike, scot, scotland, singlespeed, sparkle, steel, stronglight, track, track-bike, vintage
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Vintage-Trackie says:
I also added a few photos of mine for you. 1971 "The Flying Scot"
Posted over 1 year ago
heshnaklepty says:
amazing - really nice to see!
Posted over 1 year ago