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----- the U.S. has an unrelated Oxford marque in the person of framebuilder Jim Oxford who worked from Santa Cruz, California during the 1980's 6 -----

----- from what can be seen in photo the two most likely makers appear to be Bauer of DE and Batavus of NL frame's head looks to be bulge-formed; bulge-formed heads on european products are typically supplied by Agrati the yellow transfer worn by the cycle's chainguard shows writing, are you...

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----- how much clearance is there betwixt front mudguard and downtube? in these two images it appears none... aircraft pictured on tank appears a bit late for MCMLI is that a correct transfer? -----

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----- thanks very much for sharing this find with the forum 😉 the history for the JC Penney department stores is somewhat unusual while many/most department store chains began in either New York City or Chicago Penney's began in a small town in Wyoming...

----- 👍 the machine's Stronglight model 93 chainset is first generation so the very latest the cycle could be is a 1972 model she's just the right size for member @non-fixie -----

----- transfer being worn by a nineteen eighty-five Bianchi Advantage: Barr Bike & Fitness is joining the Bike World family - BIKEIOWAbikeiowa.com › Feature › barr-bike-fitness-is-joining-the-bike-world-family https://www.bikeworldiowa.com -----

----- LADY HARPO needs to reign in her charge. Much closer supervision urgently required. -----

----- you may find a specific date marking on the shell of the cycle's rear hub since it was manufactured at the Raleigh Nottingham facility it may exhibit a Raleigh serial number there is a guide here as to how to read them - http://www.theheadbadge.com thanks again for sharing this...

----- recall going to to a drive-in movie with me parents when we were on a weekend camping trip in sixty-one one of the titles on the double-bill was Carthage In Flames it was part of that trend of the day for "sand & sword" pictures made me curious about the real Carthage so looked it up...

----- thanks very much SirMike 👍 reckon you would have had periodic proposals to use the synthetic salt most communities reject it due to cost... road salt an issue at Lake Tahoe where runoff is thought to be killing trees -----

----- looks good with the all-white bits in case it is of any interest Huret offered shift lever covers for those levers they are a natural rubber in an off-white/pastel grey sort of colour --- also owned a Raleigh Twenty from the early seventies now that you mention it think it may...

----- 😉 ...am thinking the machine in the ebay listing was purchased at a garage sale for about thirty-five... -----

----- someone seems o consider the example below quite valuable - https://www.ebay.com/itm/295186435696?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335809022&toolid=20001&mkevt=1 -----

----- ...checked over at BF for you and the model has only come up once... poster stated that their example dated from 1966 unfortunately, precious little information was given and the post included no imagery...☹️ -----

----- ...sounds much like a critical care physician who sees every patient death as a defeat... -----

----- weather/climate - wondering about how much of a typical year might be thought of as "cycling season" am guessing it may be on the order of seven or seven and one half months... -----

----- thank you yes, noticed curved caliper mounting washer in previous pictures the plate style seat stay bridge is something quite rare on any Tube Investments marque of this or an earlier era in me experience...but then am not one of the forum's Avalonia mavens... -----

----- thank you for the additional photos & information 😃 -----

----- a) cycle certainly appears to be fitted with a coaster brake; that is the reason for the arm affixed to the left chain stay; and the reason there is not caliper brake mounted on the rear coaster brakes are sometimes combined with three-speed internally geared hubs b) "wedgebolt" is a...

----- 😉 thanks very much for sharing this unusual find and your research on it interesting to see that seat stay bridge is plate style is the chain stay bridge plate style as well? the Raleigh marked Nicklin chainset likely employs the Raleigh 16GC bottom bracket spindle the plastic "tyres"...

----- Mossberg advert of 1901 for tyre-driven cycle chime - -----

----- blades likely solid, i.e. "weighs a ton" this advert of 1974 gives some information on it - --- road model which paddled over from Honshu - interesting to note that despite all the hoopla and a DuraAce road ensemble they could not give the machine a forged crown... ---...

----- IIRC some Mossie road models were done in Belgium this machine appears decidedly asiatic serial placement and format can be a clue as to specific manufacturer the firm's venture into being a cycle marque was short lived btw - the cycle's wedgebolts want seeing to; chainset out of...

----- just look at the size of that bottle dynamo! been a day or three since they made 'em lykka datta...😲 -----

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----- thank you for the reply wondering about the "bump" which can be seen on the upper surface of the drive-side chainstay near the rear end of the protector it could be the result of an impact or it could be simply an artifact of construction you could do "comparative anatomy" and check...

----- hello again mr. honker, in the above image it appears the front of the axle slot in the dropout may be larger than it be at the stern if this is the case it is often the result of a "repair"; when frames and/or cycles with wheels removed are shipped the rear mech or gear hanger is in...

----- in images of shell it appears there may be a marking aft of the lowest point characters are small and faint you will need to check with very strong light and perhaps with a magnifying glass... do pedals exhibit any marking beyond "Italy"? undrilled crown a definite plus for value &...

----- cycle likely to be a contract produced item done for an entity which is using "Cleveland Avenue" as a house brand is bottom bracket assembly sealed cartridge type? chainset appears it may be a Thun product (DE) lugs employed to construct frame appear to be BOCAMA (FR) expect an ESGE...

----- any marking on endplates, either inner or outer? any marking on spanner flats? any marking on inner end of spindle? -----

----- this is getting quite late for our klaxonier 🫣 a scant thirty-five year of maturation time 😆 be the broken chain stay protector a factory item or be it an add-on? -----

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----- in this image there appear to be markings in the "corners" of the end plate have you tried looking at them under strong illumination with magnification? wonder if application of Evaporust might make markings easier to decypher... -----

----- "buzzy" - is this a term for the symptom sometimes described as "chattering"? ...either that or ruth has gotten in there and made trouble... -----

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----- lug pattern an Agrati one do not have name or number for it on cycling fora it is sometimes identified as a Bozzi pattern as it appears in the Bozzi catalogue of 1950 which has been posted online Bozzi a reseller rather than a fabricator of fittings situation similar to the Umberto...

----- shop on east side of street visited a time or two but always seemed to catch it when closed so was never inside -----

----- each time see one of thse stems cannot help but think "...sure to be CPSC compliant..." 🤣 -----

----- 👍 have a faint recollection that OEM skirts were offered for these be that correct or be me auld "braine" conflating once again? am thinking that '59 may have been the first year for "wide track"...or perhaps am a bit off...😉 -----

----- thank you, very fine job with the cleaning and with the pictures as well! 😃 --- colour tip - sometimes when replacing white accessories on a vintage machine - even one in as good a condition as this - t'is safer to go with an antique white or off-white, should such be available...

----- tip - the missing false acorn on the Gripfast seat binder is Whitworth dimension -----

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----- 😃 tyres - may be the nylon casings - no stretch, unlike some other fibres... reckon you'll needs be pray that she sustains no punctures... -----

----- late nineteenth century British strongman/bodybuilder Eugene Sandow, 1853-1925 images of 1896 - -----

----- Atom rear hub takes nine quarter inch balls per side it will be necessary to remove gear block in order to repack hub roughness you mention could be due to a bent axle gear block removal is one of two types: notched or splined you will need the appropriate removal tool to work on...

----- these SA rear hubs to take a multi-speed gear block have a fixed drive side cone the non-drive side cone is a normal arrangement with cone/washer/locknut unsure if this the sort of information you seek... you mention an ATOM marking - if this on hub it is a one-piece small flange alloy...

----- if you determine cycle's hubs to be original the date marking on the inner face of the axle lock nuts should be of help -----