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1975 Cecil Walker Trackbike

Melbourne,Australia made frame and fork,built up with mostly Japanese parts as would have been seen at velodromes in Australia in the '80's

Frame:
Cecil Walker,unknown tubing,Nervex lugs,BCM bb shell,Campagnolo ends.55cm seat c.c.,57 top c.c.

Fork/Headset:
Cecil Walker,traditional round legs,twin plate crown,Campagnolo ends

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Sugino Super Mighty 165mm,Shimano bb (bitsa from my parts bin-Dura Ace cups with NJS axle-works perfectly!)

Pedals:
KKT Pro Ace Pista

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Villiers 15t,Sugino Mighty Competition 49t,NOS Renold Elite

Handlebars/Stem:
Nitto B123 NJS,RARE Cinelli nutted clamp alloy stem w/25.6 clamp for 25.4 steel bars

Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Italia Turbo,SR Laprade

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Gel280 tubular 28 hole,Dura Ace,Vittoria Pista

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Gel280 tubular 28 hole,Dura Ace,Vittoria Pista

Accessories:
Black Velox cotton tape

More Info:
Picked this frame and fork up at Beasley Cycles,waaaay before the whole fixie craze.John Beasley was a legendary Australian track cyclist and coach and back in the day his shop had a row of old steel track frames hanging from the rafters,he only ever charged one price for them-$150!!!I picked a few out of there,this one never got put to messenger work because it's too small for me and too damn pretty!The only parts on this one I had to buy to complete the build were the chain and bar tape-the rest I had in my stock of pure track componentry that I pulled off complete track bikes I bought over the years because it was too damn nice to put on the streets!

Added by Ronzonatron. Last updated over 6 years ago.

3 Comments

Ashok_Captain

Ashok_Captain says:

Yep, another beaut!

Posted over 6 years ago

Ashok_Captain

Ashok_Captain says:

Hot damn! A classic, classic build. Twisted toe straps . . . very old school! Thanks for sharing.

Posted over 6 years ago

Ronzonatron

Ronzonatron says:

Glad it floated your boat!Did you see my Windsor?

Posted over 6 years ago