1950 Hetchins Nulli Secundus the persistence of Hetchins
serial number 503610, 23.75" seat tube ctt, 23.75" 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 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; Reg toestrap buttons; Bayliss Wiley 36o and 40o hubs with Benelux track nuts (rear) & Gripfast wing nuts (front); Sun CR18 700c rims; alloy headlamp bracket; Lytaloy brakeset; KoolStop brake pads; Dunlop brake cable clips; Bluemels alloy Tour de France mudguards; GB Toni Merkens stem; black celluloid covered steel handlebars; Pylones bell; Brooks handlebar plugs; Brooks B17 Champion Standard saddle; Ideale No. 3 saddle clip; alloy dome top 27.2mm seatpin; Carradice longflap seatbag
Weight: 26.8 pounds

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Hetchins Register: Nulli Secundus built for 27" wheels, sold on the 12th May 1950 for £20.15s.6d.

Chandez cranks, manuf. by Chalaye of St.Etienne: Harry Grant riding with curved crankarms for the motor paced hour record, 1933.


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"Persistence of Hetchins" theme name: suggested by Jay Van De Velde, after Salvador Dali's Persistence of Memory painting.