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Rotrax Super Course - 1949

Posted: Wednesday 19th August 2020

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Frame Rotrax Super Course - Frame No. 49409 - 25" seat tube' 24” top tube; round forks - road rear ends - mudguard eyes - pump pegs on down tube - 17" chainstays - 42" wheelbase - top of seat stays ‘sculpted’. Finished Dark green with contrasting seat panel and bands, chrome head lugs, fork crown and fork ends. Also chrome rear ends.
Wheels27" Conloy HP rims on Airlite large-flange hubs
ChainsetChater-Lea 3-arm with round cranks.
PedalsLyotard Facheaux
GearsOsgear 4-speed with de-tensioner lever and modified jockey wheel
BrakesGB Hiduminium stirrups plus early GB levers with adjusters in the top of the hoods
Stem/BarsGB alloy spearpoint stem with early GB alloy Maes bars with engraved ferrule
SaddleBrooks Swallow
Two views of the Osgear tension arm with de-tensioner cable which runs through a short 'free-floating' silver outer cable. On this set-up the outer cable is held in a clip on the tension arm bracket. Riders of this era used to modify the jockey wheel on the tension arm by using the Cyclo version as here.
Two views of the Osgear tension arm with de-tensioner cable which runs through a short 'free-floating' silver outer cable. On this set-up the outer cable is held in a clip on the tension arm bracket. Riders of this era used to modify the jockey wheel on the tension arm by using the Cyclo version as here.
Views of the early Super Course head lugs. Later versions had triangles cut into the front-facing spearpoint.
Views of the early Super Course head lugs. Later versions had triangles cut into the front-facing spearpoint.
Osgear lever with additional de-tensioner cable control
Osgear lever with additional de-tensioner cable control
GB Spearpoint alloy stem and early GB Maes bars with ferrule engraved 'Type Maes' on left and 'GB England' on right
GB Spearpoint alloy stem and early GB Maes bars with ferrule engraved 'Type Maes' on left and 'GB England' on right
Early GB levers with brass cable adjuster in the top of the hood, which is slightly darker in colour than the lever
Early GB levers with brass cable adjuster in the top of the hood, which is slightly darker in colour than the lever
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