Andre_MTB Posted September 2, 2014 Share I picked up this old bike recently. All info I got is that it's a Phillips bike which says "Made in England" on the handle bar. According to Wikipedia by 1980's Phillips was bought over by Raleigh. Also I read recently that from 1920, by law, you had to inscribe "Made in (destination)" on your products. Before that you could just put "England" on it, for example. So 1920 - 1980? Does anyone have more knowledge about this specific bike and from what time period it is? I'm toying with the idea of re-chroming the shiny bits and doing a full restoration. The bike is still in working condition - pumped up the tires and took it for a spin just after I got it and it felt good. Edited September 2, 2014 by Andre_Zaskar Andrew Steer and waveduke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatGusto Posted September 2, 2014 Share What a great project! You guys all make me want to try a resto as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted September 2, 2014 Share What a great project! You guys all make me want to try a resto as well. you know you want to .... that road bike of yours is calling for a ss conversion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongoose! Posted September 2, 2014 Share cool bike - just strip it man looks like it can can take a carbon belt drive (seat stays can open) Edited September 2, 2014 by Mongoose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanB Posted September 2, 2014 Share Love the crank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyone Posted September 3, 2014 Share Phillips bikes were the staple bike brand in Zim, they were manufactured up until the mid 80's in india... Its in good nick tho, good luck for the restoration... Andre_MTB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre_MTB Posted September 4, 2014 Share Love the crank That's also what stood out for me. Made it unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre_MTB Posted September 4, 2014 Share cool bike - just strip it man looks like it can can take a carbon belt drive (seat stays can open) Something like this?http://cyclingabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gates-carbon-belt-drive-commuter-cdx4boltsystem.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted September 4, 2014 Share you know you want to .... that road bike of yours is calling for a ss conversion ! Yes, yes, yesWhat potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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