Vic Lyons Custom-made touring frame

, Between 15/08/15 and 19/08/15 £100
  • Colour

    ruby red with gold lug-lining

  • Frame Number

    Hidden

  • Stolen From

    ,

  • Stolen When

    Between 15/08/15 and 19/08/15

  • Crime Reference Number

    1225789/15

  • Reward

    £100

Bike Description

Ruby red 21.5 inch touring frame with gold-lined lugs with heart cut-outs. Lamp boss on right fork. Cinelli (sloping) fork crown. Small transfers on down tube - "V. Lyons, 194 Wandsworth Road" - in gold cursive script. Single large cursive gold "L" transfer on seat tube.  Clear adhesive chain-stay protector on left chain-stay.  Bottle bosses and cages on top of down tube and in unusual position below down tube near to bottom bracket.  Campagnolo down-tube friction gear levers, in simple flaring shape with brushed steel finish.  Dymotec 6 bottle dynamo attached to right fork, wired to Lumotec lamp on bracket  secured to fork crown bolt.  On handlebars, black and red Klickfix fitting in centre for barbag.  Black bar tape with white stitching, a tear on the top left rear of the bars.  1980s non-aero (with the cables coming out of the top) Weinmann brake levers, mounted high, with quick-release facility. Black cable housing throughout.  Cantilever brakes, early style, with the tops sticking out horizontally.  Campagnolo chrome headset.  Chrome brake hanger on front.  Wheels - Shimano Ultegra hubs on silver Mavic rims, both 36 spoke.  Quick -release with rubber-covered skewer levers.  Tyres - 700c, 25c, Armadillo, I think.  Undecorated brushed aluminium mudguards, with black plastic "secu-clips" attaching stays to front forks.  Cable on top of crossbar.  Black, unweathered, Brooks B17 Standard saddle, with black rails.  Smooth chrome seat pillar with remains of black lettering on it.  When stolen, a black spiral cable lock wrapped around the seat pillar.  Brushed aluminium Blackburn rack on rear - not horizontal, sloping down to back, and with chunky metal fitting for LED light on rear.  Reflector on rear mudguard.  Chainset - vintage TA Cyclotourist double, chromed, 5 pin fixing, with small rings - 26 & 42 teeth.  Pedals - one-sided with chrome toe-clips, with black cloth tape wrapped round their fronts, and black leather straps.   On rear, 7 speed Shimano cassette, 13-30, I think. Old Campagnolo Veloce rear derailleur.

Theft Description

It was stolen from my flat while I was away from home. A  friend who was staying discovered the burglary.

Recovery Description

I received a forwarded email via this site from someone who had bought my bike and then googled its framebuilder's name to get an idea of its value. As it's a rare name, that search brought up my bike details on this site very quickly. They were honest enough to email me through the site. We met up and I reclaimed my bike, and they got a reward. So a big thank you to this site.