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Post by fredscooter on Oct 21, 2020 19:30:48 GMT
Help required to identify my Viscount bike I had given to me last week THE bike has Campagnolo Nuovo gears 5 speed Steal Crank set with cotter pins single ring Mafac racer brakes Mafac levers Brooks B18 saddle GB Handle Bars & Stem Steal forks Steal chrome wheals I cannot find a Frame number It had been stored out side for a long time front wheel had rusted right threw I have been searching the internet and have not found one the same it must be an early one to only have 5 gears the internet says the gears were made in the 1950s & 1960 I will be very great full for any hep to Identify this Viscount . Below is the link to the Photos of the bike www.flickr.com/photos/190783770@N08/albums/72157716555807232
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Post by velocipete on Oct 22, 2020 6:49:19 GMT
Hi,and welcome aboard. It seems,according to flickr that the album does not exist! I've tried several times to access it,but I got the same answer each time. Cheers, Pete.
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Post by sprockit on Nov 25, 2020 12:07:34 GMT
Hi, Like Pete I've tried to look at the pictures but can't get access.
The only component that I know was fitted by Viscount are the GB bars. I have these bars on a Viscount International from the mid-seventies.
Viscount are known to have had parts supply issues, so all sorts of combinations are possible, but bearing in mind the age of the bike it seems likely that many of the components may have been replaced with the ones currently on your bike, although Mafac also rings a bell.
I have a Viscount Sport from 1982/3 which is 5-speed with cottered cranks, and I know the Sprint model was also supplied similarly equipped, and both these models also had steel forks and rims. The bike could also be from the budget 'International' range, where the model would be determined by the colour. All these models had lugged frames.
If you trawl through the Viscount Bicycles thread on the Cycling UK Forum you may find more information.
Hope this helps.
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