Frank Herety 24K Gold Edition

6/11/2014

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This bike is a really special edition. I will get more info on the history of the frame, but I can stick to what I know so far. Frank Herety was a custom frame builder and built this bike for a customer who had it sitting for years. Until it was brought back to Richmond, this frame lived it's bike life as NOS.

The owner was looking to do something a bit differently with this build rather than a standard period correct Campy groupset. This bike features an internal 5 speed Sturmey Archer rear hub with front and rear drum brakes....let that sink in for a minute.

Our main concern with this build was to not damage and reduce the amount of clamping we had to do on the 24K gold plating...the rear triangle and front fork are gold plated. One of the innovations we engineered can be seen in the last photo featuring a pulley and a pulley cover made of a nickel. This eliminated the need for an additional cable stop on the gold.

Other features of the bike are the Soma Lauterwasser handlebars, which are replicas of the actual Lauterwasser bars. The seat is a Selle San Marco Roll Ti. The crank is the finest example of the NOS Campy Super Record crank I have ever seen.

The pictures really will tell the rest of the story. Enjoy!

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Peter Widlof

9/9/2015 04:40:31 pm

I remember seeing that frame when it was brand new in Franks place. I was there ordering a frame for myself and he showed me that frame before it was collected.

Peter Kenner

2/9/2018 03:58:44 pm

Hi Peter. Googled Frank Herety and came across this article. I bought a Herety from a guy in Chapel en le Frith and it has the same colour scheme as this one. Always assumed it was a gold coloured paint on the forks and cant imagine that the chap would have sold it knowing it was gold. Will have it refurbished this year and get it checked out. Regards, peter

2/8/2018 07:41:43 pm

Lancaster, England. I have a Herety frame in the same colours as the one on your website. Certainly never thought that it might be gold leaf on the forks. Could it be just a gold coloured paint? Have had it for many years, bought second hand, and, as it is now looking rather tired, will look to get it refurbished this year. Wonder what value you would put on it? Best regards. Peter

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