Vintage lugged track frame.

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Been posting this around the place a bit, sorry if you’ve already seen it, but…

…can you help me to identify this frame?

There aren’t a lot of defining features about it, so may be a stretch, but thought I’d try anyway.

  • Reynolds 531 tubing (stamped very faintly under down tube).
  • The letter ‘E’ is stamped on the bottom bracket.
  • Drilled dropouts (front & rear).
  • Slotted bottom bracket.
  • Pinned and lugged.
  • This is located in Australia, so could be Australian but for all I know there’s as much chance it’s not.
  • Was ridden by Nick Hollingworth and Chris Michaelidis (Australian track cyclists from 80s).
  • Needs a paint job (which is part of the reason I’m trying to identify it now - I may try and track down some decals) and a wash."

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Thanks!

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no idea…but give it to me for a closer look and i’ll figure it out.

have you asked andy at fyxomatosis?

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Yep, have indeed, no luck.

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DON’T PAINT THAT!!!
It looks so cool with the fucked up paint!
It’s got so much character it’d be a shame to make it all glossy and sterile like everything else.

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There’s not much character to it - 6 months ago it was perfect but without a top coat, heavy riding through a Melbourne winter has seen the paint job become quite worse for wear. It needs a top coat or the chrome is going to weather. But it does look tough, I’ll give you that. :wink:

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That bike is awesome, got no idea what it is. Please don’t fuck with that patina.
(lesson learned, I got some stickers to remove from a certain trispok)

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The bike rules.

I’m in the don’t-paint camp. I saved my LeMond from a painting and I feel I did great service to mankind. Patina, character and original paint are too hard to come by.

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Yeah, just clearcoat it as is and it’ll be badass!

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Super Elliott was an Australian brand, which could explain the “E”, but most of the ones I’ve seen have different lugs and crazy paint detail.

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I was thinking the the “E” might be a designation for English threads on that BB shell?

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Yep, it is quite likely that that’s what the E relates to.

This definately ain’t a SE, my lugwork is simply no match for any of their frames.

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the rear dropouts look like raleigh. the BB does a little also but i think alot of raleighs had that RC cut in them…i don’t think it’s a raleigh though.
the seatstay arangement is way different and the way the stays meet the rear dropouts is different too.
probably some australian builder that you will never know of.

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I just wanted to look at that thing again.
It’s fucking badass cool as it is.
I really hope you don’t paint it.

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no help here but that thing is sick!

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Have you asked Jesse from the Speed Shop? He’s pretty good on that stuff.

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Yep, asked Jesse too. He didn’t know.

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god i love that bike.

can we get a driveside profile pic?

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If it was mine, I’d just spray a few layers of clear over it and rock it just like that.

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Thought it looked vaguely familiar, I reckon it’s a McBain, from Tasmania. Check out this one:

http://flickr.com/photos/maddfajita/238 ... otostream/

BTW, an acquaintance of mine had one, and it was such a sweet bike. I missed out on one on eBay last year that was just beautiful!!

EDIT (didn’t want to double-post)

Here’s one that is/was TC’s:

http://velospace.org/node/471