Condor fixed-wheel grass track racer
by Bill Hurlow

This Condor features WBH No.1 lugs and was probably built by Bill Hurlow in 1959. Seat tube length: 22-1/2 inches (c-to-c); top tube: 22-1/2; bracket height: 10-1/2. It was resprayed dark green metallic by Argos of Bristol. Components are: T.A. cranks and pedals, Campag Nuovo Record head set bearing and front brake caliper, Tektro brake lever, Cinelli stem, Brooks tape, bar courtesy of Rund Ums Rad Mannheim, Gilles Berthoud Galibier saddle, Miche seat pin; wheels: Phil hi-flange (rear flip-flop), Ghisallo wooden rims (28 holes, front/rear), DT Swiss spokes, Conti Giro tires. The bike won an honorable mention (4th place crowd favorite) at the 2018 ConcoursVelo event near Basel Switzerland.

This bicycle is currently on display at the Golden Age Cycles Gallery in Oxfordshire.

frame: model WBH No.1, 1959

cork brake pads keep the rim from being marked up

Model WBH No.1

1959

Gilles Berthoud Galibier saddle, Miche pin

Phil hi-flange hub, Ghisallo wooden rim

Phil hi-flange flip-flop hub, Ghisallo wooden rim

Specialites T.A. cranks and pedals

Specialites T.A. pedals

chain line courtesy of Mani Grau, VeloStatt, Bern

The Editor wishes to thank all the people (you know who you are)
who helped make this bike a reality.

Condor Cycles still make bespoke frames.

Click here for a video about frame building.

Below, a similar 1958 Condor,
made by Bill Hurlow.
(on display in the National Cycle Collection, Wales.)

1958 Condor

1958 Condor

the Condor catalog paid tribute to Bill Hurlow's work