1950 Hetchins Nulli Secundus, the persistence of Hetchins, serial number 503610, 23 3/4" seat tube ctt, 23 3/4" top tube ctc,
Reynolds 531 double butted tubing,
Chater Lea bell head lugs brazed for press-in headset, Chater Lea bottom bracket
shell, vibrant stays
Hetchins Register: Nulli Secundus built for 27" wheels, sold on
the 12th May 1950 for £20.15s.6d. Purchased from Peter Paine.
Components: Campagnolo Gran Sport rear gear;
Campagnolo right side downtube shifter; Campagnolo right side derailleur cable tunnel clip; Suntour derailleur cable stop clip;
Chandez cottered cranks; BSA 1/8" 46t chainring; 1/8" KMC chain;
Suntour five-speed freewheel [13-16-20-24-30; 40-93 gear inches];
BSA pedals; GB Professionnel stainless steel toe clips; Christophe toe straps;
Bayliss Wiley hubs with Benelux track nuts (rear) & Gripfast wing nuts (front); Sun CR18 700c rims; alloy headlamp bracket;
Lytaloy sidepull brakes and levers; KoolStop brake pads; Cyclo brake cable clips; Bluemels alloy Tour de France mudguards;
GB Toni Merkens stem; black celluloid covered steel handlebars; Milremo handlebar plugs;
Terry Liberator Race Ti saddle; Ideale saddle clamp; dome top seatpin
Weight: 26.2 pounds
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Marque: Flash' Hetchins site
Harry Grant riding with curved crankarms for the motor paced hour record, 1933.
Chandez cranks were made by Chalaye of St.Etienne.
"Persistence of Hetchins" theme name suggested by Jay Van De Velde,
after Salvador Dali's "Persistence of Memory" painting.
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