Restoring A vintage bike: Holdsworth 531 Professional road bike

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ย. 2024

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  • @thecampingastronomer8554
    @thecampingastronomer8554 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I used to have a Holdsworth Professional back in the day. I was only 18 years old (now 60), so it was second hand. Team orange with blue decals if I remember 🙂.

    • @Downhillsmoothtarmac
      @Downhillsmoothtarmac  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That was the classic timeless colour way - orange and blue!

    • @Downhillsmoothtarmac
      @Downhillsmoothtarmac  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That was the classic colour way - orange and blue 👍👍

  • @JohnCooper-jl5nt
    @JohnCooper-jl5nt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brill vid nuf said 😅

  • @davidbell1250
    @davidbell1250 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well done on another bike saved. It did seem that the thunder started when you chose white cable outer, could be an ominous sign?

    • @Downhillsmoothtarmac
      @Downhillsmoothtarmac  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hadn’t realised!! Clearly I’ve angered the bike gods with my choice 😁

  • @NumenorCycles
    @NumenorCycles 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In this case, i think that housing line would be better, if right brake lever was for rear, and left for front caliper. Not always, just sayin for this case.
    Great build, non the less!
    Which bb did you use for this build?

    • @Downhillsmoothtarmac
      @Downhillsmoothtarmac  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks very much!! Yeah continental lever set up might make a difference I suppose - although I’m not sure I would want to ride it that way 🙂
      I always tend to use the YST threadless bottom brackets, they’re cheap enough and great quality - all the sizes you could need too

  • @Tarmaccyclocross
    @Tarmaccyclocross 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s campag for me

  • @gren509
    @gren509 หลายเดือนก่อน

    NOT a real Pro, they were all Orange with Kingfisher blue panels and wrap-over seat stays ! This is just the copy-cat crap that they made in the 1980's.

    • @Downhillsmoothtarmac
      @Downhillsmoothtarmac  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don’t think I’d ever call anything made from Reynolds 531 professional tubing “crap” - especially not a bike that rides this well…

    • @whynotride327
      @whynotride327 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Not correct, I currently own a 1972 Pro and it is the orange but with white lettering, no blue at all. Actually this very bike finished second in the 1975 Tour of Somerville, unfortunately not with me on it.