Make: Mick Howarth
Description: Handbuilt lightweight medium sized lugged steel road racing bike frame & forks. Fully chromed stays and forks. This frame was ridden and raced by Mick Howarth (with full Super Record kit) and also has distinctive features such as Campagnolo Portacatena compatible dropouts and raised bottle cage bosses. Also it just one downtube shifter boss on the RH side with just a guide on the LH side – it was designed for use with a left hand bar-end shifter, likely with time trials in mind.
Condition: Fair/poor – in ‘rider condition’ with plenty of signs of use. Structurally sound apart from tiny ding in top tube, some corrosion. If you’re looking for a project, here it is… well worth refinishing!
Age: Late 1970s
Country: Made in England
Size: 57cm c-t seat tube / 56.5cm c-c top tube
Wheel size: 700c (622mm)
Material: Steel
Tubing: Reynolds 531
OLD: 100/126mm (dropouts are Campagnolo with Portacatena holes)
Headset / Fork: Original chrome 531 fork supplied, requires a standard 1″ threaded headset
Bottom Bracket: 68mm BSC threaded
Drivetrain: Designed for 2 x 6/7 speed
Mech Hanger: Standard M10 x 1.0mm
Brake type: Caliper rim brakes with standard nuts
Braze-ons: 1x bottle cage, RH downtube shifter boss, LH gear cable guide, gear cables guides on top of the BB shell
Notes: rare!
