1960s Duckett
05-22-24, 06:20 AM
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1960s Duckett
I have a circa 1960ish Duckett bicycle inherited from my father. It has a serial number on it (2276) is it possible to find out the year of manufacture from this?
It had been standing in a damp shed for a long time, there is quite a bit of surface rust and the paint is flaking. I need advice please someone told me not to repaint the frame, if that is the case what would be preferred solution, coat it with oil or clear coat lacquer? I'm finding removing the chain wheel from its shaft rather difficult, the removal tool i have doesn't fit , any advise would be gratefully received.
Great site plenty of interesting items. Thanks
It had been standing in a damp shed for a long time, there is quite a bit of surface rust and the paint is flaking. I need advice please someone told me not to repaint the frame, if that is the case what would be preferred solution, coat it with oil or clear coat lacquer? I'm finding removing the chain wheel from its shaft rather difficult, the removal tool i have doesn't fit , any advise would be gratefully received.
Great site plenty of interesting items. Thanks
05-22-24, 06:31 AM
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Welcome to the forum. Pictures would be most welcome but you will find you can’t post them until you have 10 posts on the forum; best is to upload the pictures to your personal album and someone can link them from there.
To get your 10 posts perhaps some more information about you (such as where in the world are you), the bike and its history as you know it, etc.
I haven’t heard of that brand before…. Looking forward to seeing it.
To get your 10 posts perhaps some more information about you (such as where in the world are you), the bike and its history as you know it, etc.
I haven’t heard of that brand before…. Looking forward to seeing it.
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05-22-24, 06:39 AM
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Thanks I will sort some info about this make and my profile , 
05-22-24, 08:46 AM
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lug pattern NERVEX Professional
appears builder polished away the NERVEX markings on shell underside
pump peg NERVEX Ref. 845
shift lever mid-seventies Huret
single plateau chainset Stronglight and/or T.A.
red/yellow/blue stripe combination suggests national origin of nine lands:
Andorra
Chad
Columbia
Democratic Republic pf the Congo
Ecuador
Moldova
Mongolia
Romania
Venezuela
if the colour which appears to be blue is supposed to be black that would make it easy: Belgium
possible transfer's colours affected by weathering...
they could also be from family crest or city/province emblem...
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lug pattern NERVEX Professional
appears builder polished away the NERVEX markings on shell underside
pump peg NERVEX Ref. 845
shift lever mid-seventies Huret
single plateau chainset Stronglight and/or T.A.
red/yellow/blue stripe combination suggests national origin of nine lands:
Andorra
Chad
Columbia
Democratic Republic pf the Congo
Ecuador
Moldova
Mongolia
Romania
Venezuela
if the colour which appears to be blue is supposed to be black that would make it easy: Belgium
possible transfer's colours affected by weathering...
they could also be from family crest or city/province emblem...
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05-22-24, 09:32 AM
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juvela noted the chainset, which from this angle is either a Stronglight model 49 with T.A. chainwheels OR a T.A. with T.A. chainwheels. The T.A. uses a 23.0 mm crank removal tool, which many years ago was included on older Park double-sided crank tools. Stronglight cranks (at least until some time in the '80s I think) used a proprietary, Stronglight ONLY 23.35 mm crank tool. I mean, hey, they WERE pretty much the first cotterless alloy crank makers. Unfortunately, the industry standard became the 22.0 mm fitting as used by Campagnolo, which will not (safely) engage the threads - maybe enough to strip it, alas, but not enough to safely pull the crank.
Stein tools produces modern tools to remove both types of cranks, or you can track down a vintage one - hopefully you are somewhere near an older bike shop that has been around for a while!
Stein tools produces modern tools to remove both types of cranks, or you can track down a vintage one - hopefully you are somewhere near an older bike shop that has been around for a while!
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information forwarded by member @non-fixie and greatly appreciated
https://www.classiclightweights.co.u...s/duckett-a-g/
the enterprise staged a cessation of play in 'lxvii so that brackets date of frame in one direction...
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information forwarded by member @non-fixie and greatly appreciated
https://www.classiclightweights.co.u...s/duckett-a-g/
the enterprise staged a cessation of play in 'lxvii so that brackets date of frame in one direction...
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And also from Classic Lightweights: "In the 1950s some felt that the Art Deco ‘Duckett Superlite’ head transfer was rather dated, so ordinary models were given the round pre-War ‘Elite’ transfer, complete with obsolete address." Which may narrow down the production date even more.
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05-25-24, 08:24 AM
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Thank you everyone for the information. I've managed to remove pedal arms with a bit of wd40. the frame has had a good degrease, surface rust removed and a few coats of lacquer. Continuing to clean up components and will add straight bars for a position that suits me better. Plan to fit a 3 speed gear on the front . I am retaining all the original parts if needed.
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While the photo of the back side of the crankset is helpful in one way, we can't see if it is cottered or cotterless. It could be a Williams, BSA, Magistroni, or other 5 pin cottered unit, on a Chater Lea bottom bracket, especially considering it's age.
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in this image it can be seen that the bottom bracket lockring is of the two-notch variety
this eliminates both Stronglight & T.A., at least for the lockring
in the image below of all the bits comprising a Williams AB77 set it can be seen that the bottom bracket lockring of the set is a six-notch type
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in this image it can be seen that the bottom bracket lockring is of the two-notch variety
this eliminates both Stronglight & T.A., at least for the lockring
in the image below of all the bits comprising a Williams AB77 set it can be seen that the bottom bracket lockring of the set is a six-notch type
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