Originally Posted by
Kekec1965
Thanks . It didn't just lift off, I gave it a soft wack with a piece of wood - it was also well greased on the steerer side, hence it came off easier than I expected. But will also measure it just in case, following what you have said. It is TDC Made in England one in VG condition by the way.
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my guess from the locknut shape was that it is the "Italia" model -
would expect a fork crown race inside diameter of 26.5mm
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fork crown -
"most" crowns for round track blades are flat toppers
the semi-sloping design here together with the shape of the slot in the side make me suspect this one may be a BOCAMA pattern, it may have been manufactured with a hole for caliper brake mount (conjecture)
this Daniel Rebour rendering of Milremo crowns produced by BOCAMA illustrates similar semi-sloping patterns for oval blade:
there were a number of British builders who offered frames for pavement with round blade forks
two of the better known ones were Bob Jackson/JRJ/Merlin and Falcon
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