55cm Bernard Macklam Late 1970s Classic Racing Bike - L'Eroica Retro Vintage

55cm Bernard Macklam Late 1970s Classic Racing Bike - L'Eroica Retro Vintage

55cm Bernard Macklam Late 1970s Classic Racing Bike - L'Eroica Retro Vintage






One of the famous West Yorkshire frame-builders back in the 70s & 80s. Bernard Macklam was the owner of Macklam Cycles in Leeds, where he hand-built his frames before they went off to Ellis Briggs for painting. With a reputation for having exceptional skills building rear triangles, he was scouted by MKM cycles of Harrogate in 1974 to join Wes Mason & Arthur Metcalf to help increase their output.
This one is a particularly nice example from the late 70s, sporting the iconic leopard on the head badge and top tube. Built from lightweight Reynolds 531 Double Butted tubing and assembled with professional level Shimano Dura-Ace components. It really is a fine machine.
As with all our bikes, it's been fully stripped, inspected & professionally polished & re-built. The frame is straight & true without any dents or dings - please inspect the photos for cosmetic condition as we photograph the bikes so you can see the exact condition of the bike before purchasing.

OVERVIEW:

Seat Tube (ctc):
55 cm

Top Tube: (ctc):
57 cm

Head Tube:
150 mm

Standover:
83.2 cm

Weight:
9.185 kg

Tubing:
Columbus

Dropouts:
Campagnolo

Country:
England

Year:
1978/79

FULL SPEC:

Brake Levers:
Shimano Dura Ace 1st Gen. 

Brake Calipers:
Shimano Dura Ace 1st Gen.

Crankset:
Shimano Dura Ace 7200 / 52/42t / 170mm

Shifters:
Shimano Dura Ace 7200

Rear Derailleur:
Shimano Dura Ace 7200 

Front Derailleur:
Shimano Dura Ace 7200 

Freewheel:
Maillard Course 

Chain:
KMC

Bottom Bracket:
Shimano Dura Ace

Hubs:
Shimano Dura Ace First Gen.

Rims:
Nisi Oro 1977 Sprint Rims Professionally Rebuilt  (700c/27/28")

Tyres:
Vittoria Competition Rally 28" Tubular (23mm Width)

Headset:
Shimano Dura Ace 1st Gen.

Handlebars:
3ttt Mod. Competizione

Stem:
3ttt

Bar Tape:
Black Velox Cloth 

Saddle:
Cinelli Unicanitor 

Seatpost:
SR Laparade 

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